January 18, 2010 Battle ahead: the two largest seed companies, Monsanto and DuPont, have gone to court over their seeds. Apparently DuPont created a new line of genetically modified seed by adding one of their genes to an existing genetically engineered Roundup Ready seed, which was created by Monsanto. DuPont “is challenging Monsanto’s licensing agreement on antitrust grounds, saying that it represents anticompetitive behavior.” More is bound to come from these 2 giants.
h/t @LocavoreBlog
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