Background Materials

New Technology Would Help Seed Companies Protect Research Investments
Knight Ridder News Service
August 8, 1999

Final Gene That Gives Power To Flower Is Found
The New York Times
August 3, 1999

The Terminator Tackles Seed Pirates
M.I.T. Technology Review Magazine article on TPS
July/August 1999

Rockefeller Foundation: Food Gains For The World's Poor Are Being Threatened By Furor Over Genetically Modified (GM) Foods
Rockefeller Foundation
June 24, 1999

Monsanto Welcomes Rockefeller Contributions
Monsanto
June 24, 1999

Consequences Of The Use Of The New Technology For The Control Of Plant Gene Expression For The Conservation And Sustainable Use Of Biological Diversity
UNEP Convention on Biological Diversity statement on Genetic Use Restriction Technology (GURTs)
May 17, 1999