this seems like a ludicrous investment to make unless these people were absolutely CERTAIN something terrible was in store for the planet in the near
future.
let's not forget that monsanto corp. recently acquired Delta&Pine Land in June 2007, and along with that company came the "terminator" seed
technology that monsanto had wanted for nearly a decade. the "terminator" technology essentially forces the plants grown to produce sterile seeds,
so farmers would need to repurchase seeds every planting season from monsanto. many environmentalists and farmers associations are trying to stop
this, but i'm sure this will go into effect sooner than later, especially with this supposed "seed bank" in the works.
they also tried to patent pigs. yes. they tried to own pigs(supposedly for selective breeding that would make them yield more pork or something).
either way, they tried to put a patent on something that came from nature.
