"In this monthâs âBetter Know a Scientistâ, Iâm interviewing Dr Nir Oksenberg. He works in a lab that actually makes transgenic crops!! Nirâs career seems to have taken a very windy road: he completed his PhD at UCSF studying a gene implicated in autism, but is doing his post-doc in Dr Pamela Ronaldâs lab at UC Davis (if you arenât familiar with Dr Pamela Ronald, please view her TED talk or her book âTomorrowâs Tableâ. Her book is a fantastic read for anyone interested in learning about genetically modified crops and organic food). We âmetâ over the internet, when he kindly sent me an encouraging email on one of my articles. I have yet to take him up on his offer of visiting the lab in Davis, mostly because my kid would probably knock over someoneâs research project or trample on a GMO that took a few years to make." Access the interview here Cross-post to Biology FortifiedÂ
