In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.

If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too.

India has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other country has.

In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution.

Weeds do become resistant to herbicides, and it needs to be managed with multiple herbicides.

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.

Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. And, although many concerns have been expressed about the potential for unexpected consequences, the unexpected effects that have been observed so far have been benign.