Allen said:

> In my view, 'ideas and information' is =exactly= what germplasm is: .

No, here are examples of the "ideas and information" in germplasm.

http://www.tigr.org/tdb/tgi/amgi/

http://www.barc.usda.gov/psi/brl/apistable2.htm

The physical manifestation of chemicals that are described by
the "ideas and information" can only be "tangible trade goods",
since one can extract all the "useful information and ideas"
from the tangible trade goods.

The physical germplasm merely contains the "information".

The difference is the difference between a schematic for a
radio and a radio.  One is the machine, the other is the "idea".

        jim

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