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  • From: John Schinnerer <eco_living@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Brake Fern (pteris vittata) removes arsenic from soil
  • Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 22:02:10 -0800 (PST)

Aloha,

Aye, and here's the rub:

"For now, he has exclusive rights to grow the fern, thanks to a
Washington lawyer who patented the fern after learning of the UF
researchers' discovery."

I can't think of anything even vaguely civil to say about this
patenting of plants crap...&*#%^&*!!@#%!.... :-p.


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