In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.
Nina FedoroffIf everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn't support the earth's current population - maybe half.
Nina FedoroffWe 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.
Nina FedoroffAs people around the world become more affluent, they are demanding diets richer in animal protein, which will require ever more robust feed crop yields to sustain.
Nina FedoroffThe influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.
Nina FedoroffThere's almost no food that isn't genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution. Things change because our planet is subjected to a lot of radiation, which causes DNA damage, which gets repaired, but results in mutations, which create a ready mixture of plants that people can choose from to improve agriculture.
Nina Fedoroff