biotechnology

Humans have practiced genetic modification, or genetic engineering (GE), of plants and animals through selection and breeding for more than 10,000 years. It’s called agriculture.

Humans have practiced genetic modification, or genetic engineering (GE), of plants and animals through selection and breeding for more than 10,000 years. It’s called agriculture.

"Genetic Engineering" (GE) has been practiced by humans for more than 10,000 years, first by selecting and hybridizing plants.

Below is the text of a letter sent to officials at London's UnHerd Club in anticipation of an appearance there on July 18 of anti-science, anti-technology, anti-innovation activist Vandana Shiva.

My recent article celebrating the birthday of my friend and mentor, the late Norman Borlaug, received so much at

Agronomist and plant breeder extraordinaire Norman Borlaug, often described as “The Father of the Green Revolution,” was an inspiration to many of us involved in ince

Recent months have been hellish for many American farmers and consumers who buy the food they produce.

Modern medicine has produced many kinds of high-tech miracles, among them gene therapy to correct malfunctioning genes, 

Recent Biden Administration initiatives to boost the “bioeconomy” are an acknowledgment that the government’s current biotechnology regulatory policies are unnecessarily slowing the development of important products and processes.

Florida is known for destructive hurricanes and torrid heat waves, but at the end of December, some parts of the state experienced many consecutive days of nighttime sub-freezing temperatures and frost.