4 ms·Monsanto holds patents on plant seeds. Why would yeast differ?by joshribakoff 11y agoMonsanto holds patents on plant seeds. Why would yeast differ?rch 11y agoCould be that the patent would have to be on inserting genes in yeast generally, which isn't new.LordKano 11y agoNever underestimate the power of creative lawyering.mkehrt 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Patent_Act_of_1930 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Patent_Act_of_1930