Berkeley Blog
Viewpoint: Self-interest, rather than ignorance, key driver in GMO and climate change rejectionism
GMO opponents and climate change deniers often share a common characteristic -- their actions and decisions are driven by the ...
Monsanto’s legacy: What went wrong for one of the world’s most innovative companies?
By introducing transparent pay for seeds and traits, Monsanto modernized the seed business and provided an incentive to the public ...
No, I haven’t sold my soul to Monsanto
David Zilberman is an environmental economist and professor at the University of California—Berkeley. Recently I was interviewed for an article ...
GM offers many opportunities to save lives in poorest countries but blocked by unnecessary regulation
I was at the International Consortium of Agricultural Biotechnology Research conference in Kenya. Despite security concerns, about 200 people braved ...
Lessons from Prop 37 — the future of genetic engineering in agriculture
To me, the bread and butter of GM will be control of plant diseases. Control of plant diseases are not ...
