Today I was reading an article about genetically engineered foodstuffs. One
product mentioned was crop seeds that are viable and can germinate, but grow
into sterile plants that produce no seeds themselves. The scam is that come
harvest time the farmers get no seeds for the next year's planting, and the
next year they have to buy a new supply of seeds from the seed vendors, an
industry that is now dominated by subsidiaries of chemical conglomerates.
However, the first time I read it, I misunderstood it as seeds that can grow
into fertile plants, but they yield seeds that will grow into sterile plants
that will, in turn, produce no seeds, so these plants can have children but
no grandchildren. That sounded a hell of a lot like you-know-what.
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