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                                  Exhibit 9.0

CODE OF ETHICS

The honesty, integrity and sound judgment of Larrea Biosciences Corporation and
its subsidiaries ("Larrea") is fundamental to its reputation and success.
Therefore, Larrea expects the highest order of ethical conduct and integrity
from its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions,
including, Larrea's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and any
future officers appointed into the positions of President, Controller, and Chief
Information Officer.

Larrea's Business Code of Conduct applies to all officers, directors, employees
and independent contractors of Larrea, including the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer and other senior financial officers. In addition to
being bound by the Business Code of Conduct's provisions, including provisions
about ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and compliance with law, Larrea has
adopted the following Code of Ethics specifically for its principal executive
officer and senior financial officers. All employees covered by this Code of
Ethics will:

o provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports
and documents that Larrea files with, or submits to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and in other public communications made by Larrea;

o act with honesty and integrity, including the ethical handling of actual or
apparent conflicts of interest in their personal and professional relationships;

o comply with rules and regulations of federal, state, provincial and local
governments, and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies;

o promote the prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code of Ethics and
any information you may have concerning (a) significant deficiencies in the
design or operation of internal controls that could adversely affect Larrea's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, or (b) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in Larrea's financial reporting, disclosures or internal
controls to the chairman of Larrea's audit committee and to the appropriate
person designated in Larrea's Business Code of Conduct;

o respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of one's
work except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose;

o act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence,
without misrepresenting material facts; and

o promote ethical and honest behavior within Larrea.

Any violation of this Code of Ethics will be subject to appropriate discipline,
up to and including dismissal from Larrea and prosecution under the law. The
board of directors shall have the sole and absolute discretionary authority to
approve any deviation or waiver from this Code of Ethics. Any change in, or
waiver from, and the grounds for such change or waiver of this Code of Ethics
shall be promptly disclosed through a filing with the SEC on a Form 8-K.

It is Larrea's intention that this Code of Ethics be its written code of ethics
under Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 complying with the standards
set forth in the SEC's Regulation S-B Item 406.