A Matter of Trust
Their hysterics remind me of the story of the Salem witches--and especially the intriguing possibility that if biotechnology had been available in 1692, there m...
Technology
Measure H and the War Against Biotech
I think of that joke whenever an election presents us with a choice between bad options. It also comes to mind whenever a half-baked initiative makes the statew...
Keeping Pace
Im not sure whether Goldwyn was being serious or merely offering his best impersonation of Yogi Berra. Whatever the truth, his comment is an excellent illustra...
Celebrating Life
Norman Borlaug deserves about a billion birthday cards every year. Thats because something like a billion people--and maybe more--owe their lives to this extra...
Excited about Biotech
Oh wait, Im getting ahead of myself. Let me backtrack.
Last month, I attended the Farm Journal Forum in Washington, D.C.--an annual gathering for people in ...
New Years resolutions
Its been a whole week. Are you still keeping your New Years resolutions?
Maybe youve heard the joke: A New Years resolution is something that goes in one...
Safety In The Jungle
Im not surprised that weve identified a case of mad-cow disease in the United States. With the number of cattle we have, it was bound to happen sometime. We s...
My favorite Things Or Whats in the biotech pipeline?
“If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right,” said author Arthur C. Clarke in 1969. &ldq...
A Biotech Enhanced Quality of Life
Youll never guess whos been planting biotech crops.
I wont keep you in suspense, its the Amish.
There arent very many of them in the United States--o...
Prolonging the EU Biotech Dance
I look forward to a time when EU decisions regarding biotech foods are everyday events rather than headline news. Apparently, that time is not quite here.After...