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On the topic of intellectual property, you are completely wrong. Plant patents predate GMO (like 50 years) and they are not "enabled by GMO" in any sense whatso
by sanxiyn 9y ago
On the topic of intellectual property, you are completely wrong. Plant patents predate GMO (like 50 years) and they are not "enabled by GMO" in any sense whatsoever.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> Plant patents predate GMO (like 50 years) Huh, didn't know--thank you. Plants have apparently been patentable since 1930 [1]. In 1970, the Congress gave breeders "up to 25 years of exclusive control over new, distinct, uniform, and stable sexually reproduced or tuber propagated plant varieties" [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Patent_Act_of_1930 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Patent_Act_of_1930 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Variety_Protection_Act_of_1970 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Variety_Protection_Act_o...
- sampo 9y agoLook how many times different mutations of the Red Delicious apple has been patented. 42 patents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Delicious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Delicious