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Could A Floating Nuclear Power Plant Prevent Another Fukushima?
MIT scientists argue that nukes can be tsunami-proofed by towing them out to to sea.
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Cybersecurity Effort Launched To Strengthen Software Infrastructure
Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research, Indiana University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received a $23.6 million grant..to address threats arising from the development process of software used in technology ranging from the national power grid to medical devices. Read More »
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Free The Seed: OSSI Nurtures Growing Plants Without Patent Barriers
[The Open Source Seed Initiative] is concerned over restricting access to seeds through patents. They are stirring up public awareness over their mission to model a new crop system of seed-sharing in the spirit of open source software. On Thursday the OSSI group gathered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to give away a set of seeds that can be used by anyone. Read More »
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Novel Open Source Seed Pledge Aims To Keep New Vegetable And Grain Varieties Free For All
This week, scientists, farmers and sustainable food systems advocates will gather on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to celebrate an unusual group of honored guests: 29 new varieties of broccoli, celery, kale, quinoa and other vegetables and grains that are being publicly released using a novel form of ownership agreement known as the Open Source Seed Pledge. Read More »
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Now Available: 29 Flavors Of Open Source Seeds, Sans Patents
There’s been an argument going on for at least 100 years over seeds. Should they be free? Or should the people who develop them control, and profit from, their use? If they were shared, we’d have a more fluid development of agricultural technology [...] On the other hand, maybe breeders wouldn’t want to engage in the hard work of experimenting if they couldn’t sell their inventions for lots of money. Read More »
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Open Source Comes To Farms With Restriction-Free Seeds
There are now 29 kinds of plant varieties that are available under an open source license, reports NPR. On Thursday, a group of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison debuted the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI), a set of seeds that can be used by anyone so long as they don't restrict use by others through patents or IP protection. Read More »
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Open Source Seeds: An Agro-Giant Alternative
A group of University of Wisconsin scientists have made 29 different seed varieties available for anyone who promises not to patent them. Read More »
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The Open-Source Seed Movement In Wisconsin
Farmers have traditionally gathered and saved seeds from one growing season to plant in the next. But this age-old tradition is being threatened by corporations that are increasingly restricting access to seeds through patents. Read More »
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