Genetic engineering, wheat

Scientists have solved the crucial problem of genetically engineering wheat. They plan to produce heat-resistant varieties.

If they go on to make flood-resistant varieties and drought-resistant varieties of wheat, wheat could be safe against extreme weather. Hmm, better make that varieties which are flood-resistant and drought-resistant.

But what about wildfires? Can any wheat plant be fire-resistant?

The article says nothing about whether these new varieties of wheat will be patented, or restricted by plant variety monopolies. If they are, their use will have an enormous cost for farmers, and will further concentrate wealth for the richest few, at the expence of everyone who eats wheat.

The world must exempt food, all forms of food plants and animals, from imposed artificial monopolies.