Most of you are familiar with Monsanto the seed giant. All of you are familiar with the cruciferous vegetable, broccoli. Some of you may know that Monsanto released a variety of broccoli last year purported to be better for you,…
Tag: diet + health
Evolution of Fruit Shape in Tomato
Written by Matt DiLeo Someday you'll be able to use CAD software to draw up what you want a plant to look like and the software (containing detailed growth models) will tell you what genetic constructs you need to bring…
What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?
Written by Matt DiLeo I just went to the new "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" exhibit at the National Archives. It tells the history of the government's role in U.S. food and agriculture - a story of market protectionism, social engineering…