There Are Probably Already Too Many People

New Molecular Methods That Add Or Modify Genes Can Protect Plants From Diseases And Pests And Improve Crops In Ways That Are Both More Environmentally Benign And Beyond The Capability Of Older Methods.

The Influence Of A Science Adviser Is Only As Good As Ears Open To That Science Advice.

We Have Domesticated Crops Over A Very Long Period Of Time, Like Tens Of Thousands Of Years. And Crops Get - Seeds Get Carried. Sometimes, If They're Very Small Seeds, They Get Scattered Off Trucks. Pollen Travels.

We Wouldn't Think Of Going To Our Doctor And Saying 'treat Me The Way Doctors Treated People In The 19th Century', And Yet That's What We're Demanding In Food Production.

The More We Can Grow On Already Cultivated Land, The Better.