The longest government shutdown in US history will have lasting impacts on science and agriculture. An interview with Jason Williams at PAGXXVII.

The longest government shutdown in US history will have lasting impacts on science and agriculture. An interview with Jason Williams at PAGXXVII.
Arctic Apples are coming out in stores this fall. These apples are genetically engineered not to turn brown when sliced or juiced. At the SynBioBeta conference in San Francisco, Karl Haro von Mogel sat down with Neal Carter, President of…
Arctic Apples are coming out in stores this fall. These apples are genetically engineered not to turn brown when sliced or juiced. At the SynBioBeta conference in San Francisco, Karl Haro von Mogel sat down with Neal Carter, President of…
Read More Arctic Apples Update at SynBioBeta – Members Exclusive Extended Interview
Last year while driving across the country, I made a slight detour northward to visit the city of Moscow, Idaho. I met up with Professor Shelley McGuire at Washington State University and two other members of her team, Kimberly Lackey…
We’re in for a special treat today: one of my favorite tweeple, Dr Lynn Sosnoskie, has graciously accepted an interview for “Better Know a Scientist”. Dr Sosnoskie is a scientist at UC Davis’ Plant Science Department where she does research…
Read More Better Know a Scientist: Weed Scientist Dr Lynn Sosnoskie
I had the amazing opportunity this past weekend to moderate a panel on the Future of Food at the Escape Velocity conference hosted by the Museum of Science Fiction in Washington, DC. It was a pleasure to have a diverse panel (panelist…
Last Summer, I had a chance to sit down with Anthony Evans, who spearheaded the Glowing Plants project that blew everyone away with their Kickstarter fundraiser. Their goal was to use biotechnology to create plants that could glow in the…
Read More Glowing Plants Interview – Member Exclusive (30 min)
Last Summer, I had a chance to sit down with Anthony Evans, who spearheaded the Glowing Plants project that blew everyone away with their Kickstarter fundraiser. Their goal was to use biotechnology to create plants that could glow in the…
In this issue of “Better Know a Farmer”, I contacted Bill Crabtree to learn about “no-till farming”. If you’re saying to yourself, “No-till? What are you waiting for? Till when? It doesn’t make sense” then you’re not alone. Bill has…
Read More Better Know a Farmer: No-Till Expert Bill Crabtree
In this month’s “Better Know a Scientist”, I’m interviewing Dr Nir Oksenberg. He works in a lab that actually makes transgenic crops! Nir’s career seems to have taken a very windy road: he completed his PhD at UCSF studying a…
Read More Better Know a Scientist: Rice Research Scientist Dr Nir Oksenberg