From Bill Gates’ annual letter on the work of his foundation:
There are three things that modern agrotechnology brings to this seed improvement process. The first is simply the ability to gather plant samples from all over the world and use databases to keep track of thousands of plants grown under different conditions.
The second is sequencing and the third is transgenics, in case you were wondering. One of these days, I’d like to take Mr Gates down into Genebank Database Hell. But hey, we’re working on it. And the Foundation is helping.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Bill obviously got the sales pitch from Monsanto and swallowed it whole. A lot of money is a dangerous thing, and Bill Gates has enough money to make an impact. Unfortunately his “aw shucks, I’m such a nice nerdy guy” image belies the power he wields. The combination of the Gates Foundation and Monsanto is very dangerous and very powerful.
I am the owner of http://www.genebank.com and http://www.genebank.org
Would it not be good to have websites with these internet addresses?
I don’t have the know how or resorses to put them online.
Alfred Schickentanz
One wonders, then, why you bought them.