Protecting the Technological Seed Corn: Fortunately, in the case of the F-117 and to an even greater degree with the aforementioned systems whose problems were more in the public domain, the secretary of Defense presiding at the time (and others in the executive branch) engaged directly with the Congress to muster and maintain the necessary support from Capitol Hill.

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The justices delivered a narrow ruling that applied only to seed patents and the particulars of this case, but it could have long-term implications for other self-replicating innovative technologies.

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In any case, the world-class agriculture in the delta employs advanced seed technology and chemical fertilisers, and does not depend on river-borne sediment of negligible nutrient value.

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