India vs Colgate on Biopiracy

SUBHEAD: India has declared traditional medicinal recipes are un-patentable and Colgate claims one on their herbal toothpaste.Image above: Neem twigs for sale, photo: Meena Kadri/Creative CommonsBy Bonnie Alter on 22 October 2010 for TreeHugger.org -(http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/10/did-colgate-steal-tootpaste-recipe.php)It's the battle of the toothpaste titans: In the red corner we have