Mon, 30 Oct 2006

USDA patents microbes to fight wheat fungus

This seems to be a direct patent on an existing life form. Funny, that ... I always thought such things were discovered, not invented. Somehow I think we've lost sight of this critical distinction - to our ultimate detriment.

Peoria, Ill. (ARS) - Four yeasts and three bacteria that live on flowering wheat heads, but cause no harm there, have been patented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as biological control agents in the fight against Fusarium head blight (FHB).

(link) [The Prairie Star]

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