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Re:A variety of corn has evolved a way to make its own nitro... by bluGill on Friday September 11, 2020 @08:59AM (#24442269)
golden rice is not available because activists in courts have done everything they can to keep it unavailable. This isn't capitalism, other than capitalism will not throw good money after bad fighting things out in court.
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Re:A variety of corn has evolved a way to make its own nitro... by ncmncm on Friday September 11, 2020 @11:26PM (#24449565)
That is of course untrue.

What is true is that there is little profit to be made in distributing seeds that breed true.

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Re:A variety of corn has evolved a way to make its own nitro... by bluGill on Saturday September 12, 2020 @08:36AM (#24451950)
There are plenty of charities willing to do that.
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