Why is Bill Gates backing GMO red banana 'biopiracy'?

The Ecologist
Nov 24, 2014, 5:27 am101 pts
The Gates Foundation has sunk $15 million into developing 'super bananas' with high levels of pre-Vitamin A, writes Adam Breasley. But the project is using 'stolen' genes from a Micronesian banana cultivar. And what exactly is the point, when delicious, popular, nutritious 'red bananas' rich in caroteinoids are…

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