http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kimbrell-monsanto-supreme-court-seed-20130219,0,1947225.story
On Tuesday, attorneys for the
largest agrochemical corporation in the world, Monsanto, will present
arguments before the Supreme Court asserting the company's rights to the
generations of seeds that naturally reproduce from its genetically
modified strains. Bowman vs. Monsanto Co.
will be decided based on the court's interpretation of a complex web of
seed and plant patent law, but the case also reflects something much
more basic: Should anyone, or any corporation, control a product of
life?
The journey of a 75-year-old Indiana farmer to the highest court in the country began rather uneventfully. Vernon Hugh Bowman purchased an undifferentiated mix of soybean seeds from a grain elevator, planted the seeds and then saved seed from the resulting harvest to replant another crop. Finding that Bowman's crops were largely the progeny of its genetically engineered proprietary soybean seed, Monsanto sued the farmer for patent infringement.
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The journey of a 75-year-old Indiana farmer to the highest court in the country began rather uneventfully. Vernon Hugh Bowman purchased an undifferentiated mix of soybean seeds from a grain elevator, planted the seeds and then saved seed from the resulting harvest to replant another crop. Finding that Bowman's crops were largely the progeny of its genetically engineered proprietary soybean seed, Monsanto sued the farmer for patent infringement.
for more, click on the LA times Link
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