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Indigenous Karitiana women from the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondonia. / Photo credit: Wellington Nunes
By Stephen Leahy and Mario Osava

Indians' Genetic Material Sold on Internet
Genetic material from members of the Karitiana and Suruí indigenous communities in Brazil can be purchased for 85 dollars through the Internet. The Brazilian government is demanding an end to what it says are ''illegal sales'' conducted by the U.S.-based Coriell Institute, which holds the world's largest collection of human cell cultures.


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Amazing amphibians are part of the biological wealth of the Andes. / Photo credit: Claudio Contreras
By Constanza Vieira

Andean Nations Clash with Washington on Patents

Free trade treaty negotiators from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru reject the U.S. proposal for patenting plant and animal species. The matter will be taken up during the sixth round of talks, slated to take place Nov. 29-Dec. 4 in the southwestern U.S. city of Tucson.

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UNEP encourages sustainable investment... Solar energy for Venezuela's Wayuú Indians... Brazil uses heat to produce biodiesel... Honduran towns unite in river care... Promoting ''green'' firewood in Chile... Water for Cuban town arrives by train... Guatemalans stake bets on natural rubber...

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