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Nature 419, 423 (3 October 2002) | doi:10.1038/419423b
Traditional owners 'should be paid'
Quirin Schiermeier
Traditional knowledge can provide cheap leads for pharmaceutical companies looking for new drugs. Now a model law, unveiled at a conference last month on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, could help to ensure that the indigenous communities involved are properly rewarded.
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