Indian court’s decision to uphold GM cotton patent could boost industry research (original) (raw)

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• 30 January 2019

But the ruling is not the end of the legal challenge.

Some scientists in India have welcomed a supreme court ruling that reinstates a patent on genetically modified cotton that had been quashed by a lower court. They say the decision to uphold the intellectual-property rights of seed maker Monsanto could help reverse a decline in biotechnology research in agriculture in the country.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00177-y

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