genetically modified

MU scientist plays key role in new GE salmon

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:36:22 +0000

Kevin Wells has been genetically engineering animals for 24 years.

“It’s sort of like a jigsaw puzzle,” said Wells recently as he walked through his lab at the University of Missouri - Columbia. “You take DNA apart and put it back together in different orders, different orientations.”

The science behind genetically modified seeds

Rehman Tungekar — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:58:38 +0000

This week, we’ll hear from Harvest Public Media’s Science of the Seed Series.

Seed science pushes toward higher yields

Amy Mayer — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:24:30 +0000

At an open house at DuPont Pioneer’s Dallas Center Corn Research Center near Des Moines, Iowa, retired corn breeder Bill Ambrose marveled at the tools available today to do the job he did for nearly 40 years.

Interview with author Michael Pollan

Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:29 +0000

Michael Pollan considers himself a writer, a professor and eater.