nivenkos@lemmy.ml to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 6 months agoCurrent state of EU legislation on crop breeding (from @methylcytosine on X)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down117
arrow-up1256arrow-down1imageCurrent state of EU legislation on crop breeding (from @methylcytosine on X)lemmy.mlnivenkos@lemmy.ml to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoWait, do you think non-gmo variants don’t have IP laws applied to them?
minus-squaree8d79@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoNo, unfortunately it does. GMO crops could make this even worse because they may pass their genes to wild plants through gene flow. The ‘owner’ of that gene could then require a licensing deal for the use of these plants as well.
Wait, do you think non-gmo variants don’t have IP laws applied to them?
No, unfortunately it does. GMO crops could make this even worse because they may pass their genes to wild plants through gene flow. The ‘owner’ of that gene could then require a licensing deal for the use of these plants as well.