Stronger Plants, Stronger Science, and Stronger Communication
Howdy doodie all you foodies, Frank N. Foode™ here with a brand new Community Contest for y’all! Gosh, it has been too long since our last contest in November, the first annual FrankenFood Carving Contest – and I have a bit of a confession to make: I forgot to announce the winner! While several fantastic…
Howdy How y’all, its your friendly neighborhood genetically modified organism, here, Frank N. Foode™. I greet each sunrise with my chloroplast grana revving up their photosystems with the incoming light. Before long I am splitting water and ready to greet the world. Then I check my twitter feed (as all plants should). This morning I…
Hi everyone, Frank N. Foode™ here giving you the latest update on some exciting things. First, I am (belatedly) proud to announce the winner of the second Community Contest, and that illustrious distinction goes to Bernarda, who swept the competition in a landslide! Any moment now they will be the proud owner of a new…
Hi folks, your friendly neighborhood genetically modified organisms here. Today is the last day to nominate someone for Community Contest #2, so remember to plug your worthy adversaries while there is still time! For those who feel like grabbing a cutting tool when talking about genetic engineering, this next contest is for you – the…
Hi everyone, Frank N. Foode™ here bringing you the results of the first Biofortified Community Contest! Both Pdiff and MaryM were nominated in the comments of the contest announcement,and it was a tough choice. Both have been providing superb input and support in comments and in the forum. So who won?
Hi everybody! Frank N. Foode™ here. Biofortified is workin’ on building its community of editors, contributors, and readers with the new profile system. We’re also coming up on our first Biennial celebration on the 31st of the month, making this an exciting month for talking about plant genetics. Plus we’ll have more to say about…
Hi everyone, Frank N. Foode™ speaking. I am delighted to see that discussions are really sprouting forth here at Biofortified. For the first time ever, one of our posts has gathered more than 100 comments, as both those in favor and against genetic engineering are engaging in healthy repartee. I am glad to see Duncan…
Hi all, Frank N. Foode™ here. Well while Anastasia and Karl are out pollinating corn each day, I thought I would take the reins of the blog a little bit and tell you about some of my recent adventures. Just a couple weeks ago I went to an open house for the American Society of…
Field season is upon us, and the tassels are hot and heavy. Don’t worry, readers of Biofortified, there will be more posts to come, once Karl and Anastasia come back from pollinating the next generation. I’ve already been pollinated so I get to relax. In the meantime, check out the great post Breeding, Biotech and Bulls…
Hi everyone, Frank N. Foode™ here. I may not have managed to tweet during the BIO convention last week, but I’ve sure been having a ball of a time on twitter lately. A month ago, I talked someone down from freaking out about sugar cane because she learned it was a cross between two species….