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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 25 quotes by Nina Fedoroff Nina Vsevolod Fedoroff (born 1942) is an American professor known for her research in life sciences and biotechnology, especially transposable elements or jumping genes and plant stress response. In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded her the National Medal of Science in the field of Biological Sciences, the highest award for lifetime achievement in scientific research in the United States. Fedoroff was elected President of the American... Read full biography of Nina Fedoroff → 1 2 Ctrl → There's almost no food that isn't genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution. Things change because our planet... → 0 We are sliding back into a dark era, and there seems little we can do about it. I am profoundly depressed at just how difficult it has become merely... → 0 If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too. 0 Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny.... → 0 If everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn't support the earth's current population - maybe half. 0 Even as the population doubled from three to six billion, we managed to race ahead with all kinds of technological and scientific events in... → 0 One of the really remarkably beneficial aspects of genetic engineering is that much of the previous methodology for controlling pests and so forth is... → 0 In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution. 0 India has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other country has. 0 New molecular methods that add or modify genes can protect plants from diseases and pests and improve crops in ways that are both more... → 0 The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice. 0 The more we can grow on already cultivated land, the better. 0 We need to continue to decrease the growth rate of the global population; the planet can't support many more people. 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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