Read my article on Panama Disease in "The Scientist"

June 6, 2008

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The most controversial part of my book is my assertion that biotech is key to saving the banana. I came by this assertion with a lot of difficulty – initially believing that most genetic engineering in our food supply was a bad thing. But, as usual, the issue isn’t black and white. With bananas, the shade of gray is especially green.

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