Paul Berg American Scientist Quotations

Yet the effort to inform the public also encouraged responsible public discussion that succeeded in developing a consensus for the measured approach that many scientists supported.

By that time I was hooked on a career in academic research instead of one in the pharmaceutical industry that I had originally considered in deciding to get a PhD.

The production and consumption of genetically engineered food plants are realities although their dissemination has been limited.

Harland Wood, the department head, was an inspiring scientist and teacher but he was also devoted to his students and colleagues.

Literally hundreds of millions of experiments, many inconceivable in 1975, have been carried out in the last 30 years without incident.

Notably, some nations have enacted legislation that prohibits genetically-modified plants and animals from entering into their food supply.