We have domesticated crops over a very long period of time, like tens of thousands of years. And crops get - seeds get carried. Sometimes, if they're very small seeds, they get scattered off trucks. Pollen travels.
Nina FedoroffWe've gotten so good at growing food that we've gone, in a few generations, from nearly half of Americans living on farms to 2 percent. We no longer think about how the wonderful things in the grocery store got there, and we'd like to go back to what we think is a more natural way.
Nina FedoroffIndia has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other country has.
Nina FedoroffThe influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.
Nina Fedoroff