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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by bduerst on Monday July 25, 2016 @05:13PM (#12161653)
Seed licensing is an agricultural practice that was adopted before GMO technology was available, and isn't unique to it either.

I'm all for a healthy skepticism of technology, but layman critics of GMOs routinely confuse standard industry practices (such as licensing and monocultures) with the GMO technology itself.

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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by dredmorbius on Monday July 25, 2016 @07:38PM (#12162359)
When was it adopted? By whom? How widely was it practiced? Were any objections raised?
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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by bduerst on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @03:48AM (#12163965)
Licensing? 1970's, farmers, quite widely because of the usefulness of new private hybrid species, none.
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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @08:46AM (#12165193)
Somehow I get the impression farmers weren't the ones who were pushing for seed licensing.
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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by bduerst on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @12:32PM (#12166795)
They don't care, because of how useful the privately-owned and developed hybrids are. Layman such as yourself care more than they do.
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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:45PM (#12169580)
You're curiously evasive in answering questions. And curiously eager to pick personal battles.

Just sayin'.

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