Definitely. Although my understanding is that patents will be filed and awarded. Which will essentially cut all "outsiders" from profiting from the research,

Definitely. Although my understanding is that patents will be filed and awarded. Which will essentially cut all "outsiders" from profiting from the research, which ultimately helps corporations perpetuate their R&D lifecycle. Forgive me if I'm misinformed here, but Monsanto may be a good example of a corporation who has put their GMO patents to good use to gain enormous market share in agriculture.