[NeedKarma]

Science isn't a religion of course it's based on observable facts and verification by repeatable experiments. Having said that not all new discoveries are beneficial to mankind. As well the patenting and control of new discoveries is part of the problem here, not science.

[tomder55]

as if GM seeds were to only seeds with patent protection. Those ugly brown tomatoes that Clete was complaining about ....they are non-GM and the seeds are patent ,and the company vigorously protects it's rights . The plant science industry is one of the world’s most research and development intensive sectors. And as you know ,R & D is a major investment . Why shouldn't the inventors get patent protection.
I guess in a world where folks routinely plunder artist's rights under the guise of "free " music ,it doesn't suprise me that attitude would extend to other industries.

Yeah Monsanto is that greedy company that feeds the world poison. What non-sense ! I've already discussed their golden rice and it's benefits. It has also helped other developing counties with their drought resistant corn. And when their patent for Round up resistant soy bean expired ;they allowed it to enter the public domain. I expect that will be their practice with other patented seed. Wait until you see how many farmers adopt it into their crop rotation now !

[paraclete]

Tom let me bring you back to roundup, a monsanto product, which they modified plants so they wouldn't be affected by it, turns out it is being withdrawn because it is carcinogenic, when such a thing happens the patients should be dropped and the company fined billions. If the pollutors of the gulf could be fined billions so should monsanto

[tomder55]

Round UP was not recalled or withdrawn . There is a fringe movement that want it withdrawn . They do that despite the evidence against their argument that it is cancer causing .

Roundup® a Carcinogen? Never Mind the Science… | The Innovation Files

[paraclete]

We will see, it's another agent orange moment