Technology, Politics and Plant Evolution
The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault-and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agriculture: Now updated with a new chapter by the author and photos from recent improvements in the facilities. Author Cary Fowler, father of ...
It was through control of the shattering of wild seeds that humans first domesticated plants. Now control over those very plants threatens to shatter the world's food supply, as loss of genetic diversity sets the stage for widespread hunger. Large...
Part 1 Background: distribution, development and early forms of control of biological materials and the commercialization of US agriculture. Part 2 US Congress and the courts: the construction of intellectual property rights for plants; defining property rights in international arenas - new issues and actors, unsettled conflicts.