German breeders develop ‘open source’ plant seeds By Lucas LaursenJun. 12, 2017 , 4:45 PM
German breeders develop ‘open source’ plant seeds By Lucas Laursen Jun. 12, 2017 , 4:45 PM http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/german-breeders-develop-open-source-plant-seeds?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-06-12&et_rid=17104893&et_cid=1380564 There's open-source software, open-source pharma research , and open-source beer . Now, there are open-source seeds, too. Breeders from Göttingen University in Germany and Dottenfelderhof agricultural school in Bad Vilbel, Germany, have released tomato and wheat varieties under an open-source license . Their move follows similar schemes for sharing plant material in India and the United States, but is the first that provides legal protection for the open-source status of future descendants of plant varieties. The idea behind the open-source license is that scientists and breeders can experiment with seeds—and improve them—unimpeded by legal restrictions. The license “says that you can use the seed in mu...
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