Big Island *takes first step* in banning GMO's

[Midnight Rambler]

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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

As I remember it the GMO work for the Anti-Ringspot Papaya was developed and patented by the U.H. College of Tropical Agriculture.

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The patent is actually owned by the USDA, since they provided the funding. It's licenced to UH and Cornell since they did the work. For the USDA to give the patent to Monsanto, as rainyjim "prophesied", would require overturning the most fundamental law of government research - anything done with public money is public.