We use it to change behavior. Some may call that bribery. One cannot eat oil. A curious relationship has coalesced between chemical companies, seed companies and pharmaceutical companies. Multi-national companies saw that the seed business was profitable.
Seed is a key in the food chain.
Such creative mixing could lead to new products or new uses of existing products. The Upjohn Co., owner of Asgrow Seed Co., has such a program in place along with research in genetic engineering. Chemical companies are working with seed firms in the area of herbicide resistance. This technology patent is applicable to all food crops. By early 1999, dozens of other patents for genetic sterilization of plants and seeds, and even animals, have been applied for by other seed companies.