Scientific American editors decry research restrictions on GMOs


	Scientific American editors decry research restrictions on GMOs

disenchantedcitizen

8-16-2009 11:21 AM

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genetics, gmo, life, ethics

disenchantedcitizen says:

Something as basic as seed to grow food, the very substance of life, necessary for the survival of every person, should not in any way be controlled by any corporation or individual.

Patents for the control of plant seed is a crime against humanity designed to gain ownership of life itself.

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