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A timely marriage

Nature Biotechnology volume 26, page 1084 (2008)Cite this article

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Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

  • Pamela C Ronald &
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Oxford University Press, 2008 232 pages, hardcover, $29.95 10: 0195301757 13: 9780195301755 | ISBN: 019-5-30175-7

Having spent most of the past 25 years working in agricultural biotechnology, I cringe each time I find myself trapped in some inextricable situation where a complete stranger asks me what I do for a living. I know that an honest answer to a seemingly innocent question inevitably brings forth an uninvited litany of urban myths, unsubstantiated opinions, technological misconceptions and other half-baked nonsense best left to the pages of The National Enquirer. What's worse, the inquisitive stranger will usually expect me to defend my career choice. I can tell you from painful experience that “It pays well,” is never a well-received justification.

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  1. David McElroy is at Targeted Growth, Inc., 2815 Eastlake Avenue East, Suite 300, Seattle, Washington 98102, USA. david.mcelroy@targetedgrowth.com ,

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Pamela Ronald, co-author of the book reviewed, is on the scientific advisory board of D.M.’s employer.

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