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Fields of Promise

  • Sowing the Seeds of Biotechnology

  • 1995
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This video, produced with funding from Monsanto Company, presents the science behind genetically modified crops, beginning with Gregor Mendel and leading up to the mid-1990s cutting edge research in drought and disease-resistant plants. Participants include: Francis Crick, Ann Sorensen, Nancy Schwartz, Amy Barr, Dennis Avery, Roger Beachy, Terry Medley, M. Roy Schwarz, and Florence Wambugu.

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  • 27m 36s
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 11

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“Fields of Promise.” Vhs, 1995. Science History Institute VHS Collection, Box 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/nqy692k.

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