Great piece from colleagues at the @earthinstitute!

Calling UKRI post-docs from all disciplines! Applications are OPEN for our 2021 Policy Lab 🎉Learn about the food system, form an interdisciplinary team, and compete to publish a report of policy recommendations to reduce food loss and waste. Apply HERE👇 foodsecurity.ac.uk/activity/reduc…

Wonderful applications of gene editing developed by public organizations for use by small-scale farmers in Kenya. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/data-hub/ke… via BusinessDaily

“Nuance is our friend, ideology is our enemy” - I couldn’t agree more, Erik Oberholtzer Food Tank. We need to come together to tackle complex challenges in the food system, not rip each other apart. foodtank.com/news/2021/02/n…

“My wish is that this will provide a positive message to the young girls who would like to follow the path of science, and to show them that women in science can also have an impact through their research” Kicking off #WomeninScience Day with 2020 laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier

So many women in plant sciences have been amazing mentors and friends to me! To name a few: Sara Lopez-Gomollon Claudia Martinho Colleen Drapek Dr. Carol N. Ibe Bethan Manley Sofía Otero @pcronald #WomenInScienceDay

Mutations introduced in susceptibility genes through CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing confer increased late blight resistance in potatoes nature.com/articles/s4159…

Catch my latest in Slate Future Tense on the importance of definitions in structuring transparent biotechnology policy! 🌱It was a pleasure to work with editor Torie Bosch on this piece! #agtech #USDA #biotechnology #scicomm slate.com/technology/202…

Under NGO pressure, Indian Govt banned trials of Bt eggplant, a technology we know brings huge benefits for farmers, consumers & environment. It has been used successfully in Bangladesh for years. Alas, GMO-deniers prevail: really bad for sustainability. toi.in/geSiUY/a24gk

‘My mother was a scientist. ... And I watched how these scientists, they have this passion. It's a deep passion to improve human life and condition and to see what is possible, unburdened by what has been to see what can be.’ -Vice President JD Vance Kamala Harris usatoday.com/in-depth/opini…

Inspiring to see early career researchers making a statement about the future of EU plant biotech: givegenesachance.eu #GiveGenesAChance 🌱🧬 #Biotech #GeneEditing #ECR

Words matter - especially at the emergence of new technologies. Jan Dutkiewicz & I wrote in The New Republic on what cellular agriculture can learn from the term #GMO and how #agtech can spark thought about the world we want to build for future generations. newrepublic.com/article/163857…

Will gene editing contribute to crop diversity and climate resilience? @hacurry and I write in PLOS Biology that lessons from past biotechnology efforts can inform action for the future.🌱🧬 #AgTech dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Looking forward to great discussion at Breakthrough Dialogue!

Thanks Miles O'Brien and PBS News for inviting me to share the important role crop biotechnology can play in creating more climate resilient agriculture. #AgTech #ClimateTech 🌱 youtube.com/watch?v=soj3kX…

Enjoyed moderating this panel on Frontiers of Food Technology this week at Breakthrough Dialogue. This is an exciting time for innovation in food and agriculture! 🌱 #AgTech #ClimateTech #FoodTech