Have you ever wondered who invented Roundup, the herbicide glyphosate?
I'm mind blown after finding out what I have about this intriguing topic.
Here's a write up on it which is quite intriguing.
The Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed in the Roundup brand of herbicides, and in other brands. Monsanto is also the leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed; it provides the technology in 90% of the genetically engineered seeds used in the US market.[2] It is headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[3]
Agracetus,
owned by Monsanto, exclusively produces Roundup Ready soybean seed for
the commercial market. In 2005, it finalized the purchase of Seminis Inc, making it the world's largest conventional seed company.
Monsanto's development and marketing of genetically engineered seed and bovine growth hormone, as well as its aggressive litigation, political lobbying practices, seed commercialization practices and "strong-arming" of the seed industry[4] have made the company controversial around the world and a primary target of the alter-globalization movement and environmental activists.
In 2009 Monsanto came under scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department,
investigating whether its activities in the soybean markets were
breaking anti-trust rules.[4][5]
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