I'm no expert, but from the post: "But Indian scientists are less thrilled. Govindarajan Padmanabhan from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore: Our na

I'm no expert, but from the post: "But Indian scientists are less thrilled. Govindarajan Padmanabhan from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore: Our national labs have all the genes for rice improvement, we do not need Monsanto. The moratorium will actually affect the indigenous effort [to create GM crops that could feed India's rapidly growing population]." EDIT: Eggplant, rice, what's the difference anyway?