Stories by Pamela C. Ronald

The Origin of the Great GMO Debate

Today virtually everything we eat is produced from seeds that have been genetically altered in some way. New methods of plant tinkering have emerged over the generations—and so, too, have the fears...

May 1, 2014 — Pamela C. Ronald

The Sciences

Making Rice Disease-Resistant

For the first time, scientists have used genetic engineering to protect this essential crop from disease

November 1, 1997 — Pamela C. Ronald