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Re: [permaculture] Brake Fern (pteris vittata) removes arsenic from soil

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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[permaculture] Brake Fern (pteris vittata) removes arsenic from soil, Peter, 02/21/2002
- Re: [permaculture] Brake Fern (pteris vittata) removes arsenic from soil, John Schinnerer, 02/22/2002
  - Re: [permaculture] Brake Fern (pteris vittata) removes arsenic from soil, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 02/22/2002
    - Re: [permaculture] Brake Fern (pteris vittata) removes arsenic from soil, John Schinnerer, 02/25/2002
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