Its an unusal situation, I can understand your feeling. My post doesn't say they "want" to be in the banking business. They do however "want" to be in the transgenics business, and I feel their best course of action is to support GTC financially (it aint that much).
"I find it odd that you assume GTC’s partners want to be in the banking business."
What other reasonable solution is there? They need a cash infusion by December at the latest; their stock is in a pitiful state for regular financing; and barring a new partnership or a takeover, both of which seem unlikely in this market, it is quite reasonable to expect the partners to chime in in order to keep GTCB afloat...