Companies should not be able to own DNA in plants.
Explanation:
It is against the spirit of the world at large and very ill advised to allow companies to own seeds and their DNA which would make them monopolize the produce of certain plants over another.
This can lead to catastrophic changes in the ecosystem as well as the risk that some plants required by people to be free will become costly and lobbied for.
This is a capitalistic endeavor that would lead to too much power in the hands of the corporations.
One of the dominant features of renaissance thought was the study of ancient Greek and Roman culture (examples: an emphasis on balance, harmony, and symmetry. a preoccupation with the beauty of the human form. the depiction of mythological themes).
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They settled southern colonies over northern colonies because the southern colonies were the only ones with enough fertile soil to develop a successful agricultural economy, centered on cotton, tobacco, and indigo. They settled all across the area, with port cities and trade depots (such as Savannah and Atlanta, respectively) becoming population centers for traders and entrepreneurs. The major cities often were found on rivers, which were the great highways of the times.