The appeal of Jefferson’s open source model
Business Standard, May 28, 2008
Author: Latha Jishnu
Richard Anthony Jefferson is a rare breed of scientist, perhaps, one of a kind. It's not merely because he is a skilled juggler and dancer, and an accomplished musician who plays the blues, Celtic, bluegrass and other styles on his guitar and mandolin. The American-born molecular ...
Firms Seek Patents on ‘Climate Ready’ Altered Crops
The Washington Post, May 13, 2008
Author: Rick Weiss
A handful of the world's largest agricultural biotechnology companies are seeking hundreds of patents on gene-altered crops designed to withstand drought and other environmental stresses, part of a race for dominance in the potentially lucrative market for crops that can handle global ...