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Open Source Life?

Posted by michael on from the just-slightly-ahead-of-its-time dept.

JimCricket writes "What happens when a bio-cracker unleashes a plant virus on all the wheat in North America, and the genetic code to 'Wheat 2.0' is closed-source, patented code owned by a corporation? Should life be Open Source? Download Aborted takes a look at this issue."

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  1. Well this sort of thinking doesn't work... by garcia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So what happens when somebody takes that publically-owned (or God-owned, depending on your point of view) invention and patents it?

    If you believe in religion everything is owned by God thus it isn't "public".

  2. Apple? by geordi177 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "I can plant an apple tree, but it's unfair for me to restrict my neighbor from taking advantage of the same genetic code if a seed falls on his land. If I sell my apples, my customers are free to plant the seeds contained within each apple."

    So that's how Apple makes G5s...a G5 tree

    1. Re:Apple? by Paulrothrock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Damn thing is underproducing, maybe they should fertilize it so Big Mac can get back on the top of the supercomputer ranking.

      --
      I'm in the hole of the broadband donut.
  3. Re:overwrite human dna? by prowley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, I for one welcome our new genetic virii overlords.