NODE d085fe0dgenetic copy protection
David Honig <honig@sprynet.com>Sun, 8 Nov 1998 05:26:42 +0800
A patent on a means to produce seeds which germinate, but
which produce plants whose seeds are sterile, was
reviewed in Science, p 850, 30 Oct 98 vol 282.
The trick is that the seeds are genetically engineered,
and the seeds are 'activated' by an antibiotic (which
acts like a signal). The purpose is to copy-protect
other engineered genes in the organism.
US pat 5,723,765
David Honig
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