The microbe had an excised protein structure which thus reduced the tendency of the bacteria to cause frost formation on flowering crops such as strawberries. Brian Tokar and myself spent six months organizing a campaign against this, the world's first outdoor test of a genetically-engineered microorganism. All of our investors are backing out now. They expect the product to be on the market within a certain time frame of 3 to 5 years.
Direct action can work when nothing else can.