Recently we learned about biopiracy, and how it ties in with capitalism. Big corproations patenting life, and trying to make huge profit from it from small time farmers.
Something that I found myself contemplating is would corporations really test the DNA of every seed to make sure that farmers are not "illegally" planting it? or do they wait until the farmer is doing well before they decide to do a DNA check on the seeds the farmer is using?
In recent years, there has been legal action in biopiracy, but so many patents on so many species of plants exsist already; is legal action going to resolve the issue? Or will it put a temporary fix for the struggling farmers, and third world countries?
Here's an article I found relating to the issue.
Biopiracy
-Hanna Lee
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