Article Two "Assetizing Diversity" traces the accelerating post-1960s enclosure of the microbial #commons with microbes turning into proprietary or sovereign assets as well as the manifold consequences for microbial exchange & biodiversity #conservation efforts.
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Assetizing Diversity: Microbial Culture Collections in an Age of Biotechnology, Biodiversity, and Speculative Value Generation (1972–2022) - Journal of the History of Biology
This article traces the history of microbial culture collections to explore the evolution of microbial biodiversity conservation and biotechnological valorization between 1972 and 2022. It shows how a...