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Human Genome Diversity Project articles from NATIVE-L

The following articles, taken from the NATIVE-L mailing list, concern the Human Genome Diversity Project, which is being planned from an office at Stanford University in California. The project has been challenged by some indigenous peoples organizations on the grounds that collecting genetic material, even for purposes of scientific study, constitutes a violation of basic principles of human rights. The following articles involve some of the principal players in this international dispute.

• 24 Jul 91 Fighting to save a gene pool... (_San Jose Mercury News_ article)
• 08 Jul 93 call to stop human genome project (Third World Network)
• 08 Jul 93 HGDP -- Organizers' Response (Prof. Henry Greely, Stanford University)
• 21 Jul 93 HGP diversity (explains difference between HGP and HGDP projects)
• 11 Oct 93 DNA Probe Angers the "Endangered" (from Syracuse Post Standard)
• 12 Oct 93 DNA Probe Angers the "Endangered" (reply from Henry Greely)
• 20 Oct 93 SAIIC/RAFI call for protest against HGDP (Prof. Guillermo Delgado, (SAIIC / U. of Calif. )
• 25 Oct 93 The HGD Project - a response to SAIIC (Prof. Henry Greely)
• 11 Feb 95 reference to Prof. Lemuel Johnson (University of Michigan)
• 13 Feb 95 Univ. of Kansas profs debate HGDP (Prof. Jane Gibson, U. of Kansas)
• 13 Feb 95 ref. to Prof. Jonathan Marks at Yale (Dr. Andrew Petto, U. of Wisconsin)
• 04 Nov 93 RAFI executive director responds to Prof. Greely (Prof. Guillermo Delgado)
• 09 Nov 93 SAIIC director responds to Prof. Greely (Prof. Guillermo Delgado)
• 10 Nov 93Genome project causes controversy in Australia (posting from Germany)
• 13 Dec 93 Cordillera People's Alliance (Philippines) opposes HGDP (Philippine Solidarity Group, Toronto)
• 21 Dec 93 Onondaga Council of Chiefs demands halt to HGDP activities
• 27 Jan 94 research assistant at McGill Univ. asks for HGDP info. (Regina Harrison)
• 31 Jan 94 HGDP discussed at South Dakota summit mtg. (Paula Wagoner)
• 31 Jan 94 HGDP discussed on indigenous knowledge mailing list (Preston Hardison)
• 31 Jan 94 WCIP Resolution on the HGDP (Preston Hardison)
• 01 Feb 94 HGDP retreat? (NZ radio report) (Prof. Ian Macduff, Victoria Univ. of Wellington)
• 02 Feb 94 Status of the HGD Project (Prof. Henry Greely)
• 10 Feb 94 HGDP: New Colonies? (Susan O'Donnell, SAIIC Canada, quoting from Vandana Shiva)
• 31 Mar 94 quote about HGP from _New Yorker_ article (Prof. Guillermo Delgado)
• 06 May 94 An Update on the HGD Project (Prof. Henry Greely)
• 14 Sep 94 request for HGDP info. from Nederland(Jeroen Breekveldt)
• 16 Sep 94personal reply to J.B. request (Jim Beck, Univ. of Michigan)
• 20 Aug 94 patents, genes and butterflies (Preston Hardison, from INDKNOW list)
• 10 Feb 95 questions about HGDP (Brett Wilson, University of Colorado)
• 13 Feb 95 HGDP -- information source (Prof. Henry Greely)
• 23 Feb 95 "The Gene Hunters" film (World Rainforest Movement)
• 15 May 95 "The Gene Hunters" film (review by Marcus Colchester)
• 01 Mar 95 SAIIC Abya Yala News: Biodiversity issue (Anthony Whitworth)
• 14 Mar 95 Debra Harry article from _Abya Yala News_(SAIIC)
• 11 Mar 96 New Info on Cell Line Patents at RAFI
  
  

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  The following sequence of articles represents a debate that took place on the NATIVE-L list between Edward Hammond, representing RAFI, the Rural Advancement Foundation International, Professor Henry Greely, of the Stanford University Law School, Professor Jonathan Friedlaender of Temple University, and a few others.
  
  
• 05 Oct 95 RAFI Press Release: Indigenous Person Patented(Edward Hammond)
• 09 Oct 95 Usenet response to Edward (Jeff Keohane)
• 22 Oct 95 response to Jeff Keohane (Edward Hammond)
• 20 Oct 95 HGDP misrepresented in RAFI press release(Henry Greely)
• 23 Oct 95 response to Prof. Greely (Edward Hammond)
• 24 Oct 95 note on debate from moderator (Gary Trujillo)
• 24 Oct 95 no DNA patents have been claimed by HGDP (Henry Greely)
• 25 Oct 95 reply from Henry Greely's colleague (Jonathan Friedlaender via Edward Hammond)
• 26 Oct 95 U.S. Patent on Hagahai Person's Cell Line (Pat Mooney and Edward Hammond)
• 26 Oct 95 protest of RAFI charges against HGDP (Henry Greely)
• 27 Oct 95 response to RAFI (Jonathan Friedlaender via Henry Greely)
• 29 Oct 95 comments from Aroha Mead / debate comments (Gary Trujillo)
• 31 Oct 95 dispute considered in general terms (Jonathan Friedlaender)
• 01 Nov 95 more comments on debate (Gary Trujillo)
• 31 Oct 95 op-ed from _Seattle Times_ on HGDP (Phil Bereano)
• 23 Oct 95 "The Human Body Shop" from _Washington Post_ (Jordan Dill)

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