Gene drives are systems of biased inheritance that enhance the likelihood a sequence of
DNA passes between generations through sexual reproduction and potentially throughout a …

As climate change increasingly threatens agricultural production, expanding genetic
diversity in crops is an important strategy for climate resilience in many agricultural contexts …

The Cold War ended long ago, but the language of science and freedom continues to shape
public debates over the relationship between science and politics in the United States …

In this wide-ranging survey, Peter J. Bowler explores the phenomenon of futurology:
predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology on society …

Commercial‐scale plant breeding is a complex process in which new crop varieties are
continuously being developed to improve yield and agronomic performance over current …

Introduction thIs roundtABle grew out of A fascinating and fluid series of panels at the 2016
annual conference of the Agricultural History Society in New York. The forces and stories …

A groundbreaking narrative of how the United States offered the promise of nuclear
technology to the developing world and its gamble that other nations would use it for …

By focusing on chromosomes, Heredity under the Microscope offers a new history of postwar
human genetics. Today chromosomes are understood as macromolecular assemblies and …

Abstract" Developing Paradise" offers a regional history of the global Green Revolution in
agricultural technologies. It argues that Colombia, and Colombians, played a vital role in the …

For several years now, a growing number of panels on the history of the agricultural
sciences have appeared at the annual meetings of historical organizations, especially those …