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twitomy Donating Member (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-17-09 06:11 PM
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34. LOL! your about 80 years too late:
"And engineering crops that, say, won't produce seeds you can use, making you have to buy anew each year, is despicable and should be illegal."

This has been going on since the 1930's with the introduction of "hybrids". Hybrids were pioneered by
Gregor Mendel in the 1860's. You cant use hybrid grain as seed for the next year as your yield will be vastly reduced. Thats why farmers have been "forced" to buy seed every year since then. The GMO "suicide" seed is basically a seed that if planted in the second year will produce zippo yield instead if just a little. But its a moot point as little yield is as bad as no yield as far as farming goes.
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