> this is the company that had to publicly deny they were trying to develop a termination gene in seeds. Why did they have to publicly deny this? Delta and Pine Land Company and the USDA ARS (Agricultural Research Service) were granted a patent for this technology in 1998. -- Huffman, W. E. (1999). New insights on the organization of agricultural research: theory and evidence for Western developed countries. Mansholt Institute. PLB *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html