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unusual facts about traditional knowledge



Patentable subject matter

Flashpoints have included the patenting of naturally occurring biological material, genetic sequences, stem cells, "traditional knowledge," programs for computers, and business methods.


see also

Cornish literature

Of the early pieces the most significant is the so-called "Cranken Rhyme" produced by John Davey of Boswednack, one of the last people with some traditional knowledge of the language.

Ethnoscience

The anthropologist Robin Horton, who taught at several Nigerian universities, considered the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples as incorporated within conceptual world views that bear certain similarities to, and differences from, the modern scientific worldview.

Pyramidology

Numerous papers have been published in an Indian journal of science called "Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge" by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

the objective of the library is to protect the ancient and traditional knowledge of the country from exploitation through bio-piracy and unethical patents, by documenting it electronically and classifying it as per international patent classification systems.