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Imagine that genetic modification escapes into wild, and then everyone on the plannet affected by it. How your patent will help to avoid that?
by oneshtein 1y ago
Imagine that genetic modification escapes into wild, and then everyone on the plannet affected by it. How your patent will help to avoid that?
- ceejayoz 1y agoIt can't. That's not what patents are for. The same could happen for an unpatented modified plant. We have the USDA for these things. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/program-update/aphis-issues-regulatory-status-review-response-light-bio-petunia https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/program-update/aphis-issues-... > APHIS found this modified petunia is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated petunia. As a result, it is not subject to regulation under 7 CFR part 340. From a plant pest risk perspective, this petunia may be safely grown and bred in the United States.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y agoMonsanto has sued (and won) several lawsuits where their patented seeds cross polinated with non-GMO crops due to wind, etc.
- squigz 1y agoThat is... crazy. Who do you sue? Mother Nature? The farmer who "received" their crops? Who pays damages, etc?