Domestication and plant breeding methods are not new, but advances in genetic engineering have led to tighter laws covering distribution of genetically modified organisms, gene patents and process patents.
Domestikasi dan metode pemuliaan tanaman bukanlah hal baru, namun kemajuan dalam rekayasa genetik telah menyebabkan undang-undang ketat meliputi distribusi organisme rekayasa genetika, gen paten dan paten proses.