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In agriculture, people have taken wild plants that can't be eaten by people - and turned them into wonderful food sources. And that's because…

— Nina Fedoroff

The only sensible approach to disease and insect control, I think, is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment.

— Masanobu Fukuoka

Genetic modification is a very powerful tool. But like any powerful tool, when using it, you have to take into account the environmental impact,…

— M. S. Swaminathan

“genetically modified grains typically contain higher levels of agglutinins to help protect industrial crops from pests. Wheat”

— Sarah Ballantyne

One of the really remarkably beneficial aspects of genetic engineering is that much of the previous methodology for controlling pests and so forth is…

— Nina Fedoroff

“[from an entry by her daughter Camille] If nobody is spritzing chemicals on the predators, all a plant can do is toughen up by…

— Barbara Kingsolver

Genetically engineered crops can cause a variety of destructive problems on the surrounding environment.

— Joshua Rosenthal

Genetically modified foods are really just better crops. They're more nutritious. They're more resistant to drought, pests, and that sort of thing.

— Joseph Rago

RNA interference has proven to be a quite reliable mechanism for turning genes off in a whole variety of different plants and animals.

— Craig Mello

Organic farming has been shown to provide major benefits for wildlife and the wider environment. The best that can be said about genetically engineered…

— Prince Charles

When it comes to taking genes from viruses and bacteria and putting them into plants, people say 'Yuck! Why would scientists do that?' Because…

— Pamela Ronald

There'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…

— Nina Fedoroff