Genetic change has always played a critical role in agriculture

27 May 2011
College campuses never lack for opinion. Regardless of the subject, if you search hard enough, you’re certain to find a slant. That’s by design; academic environments are established to foster free thought. Sometimes, though, such opinion goes out of bounds and you stumble across entrenched perspectives from the least likely sources - individuals weigh in on subjects with no real knowledge and/or expertise. (That’s especially ironic given that academicians are highly guarded about expertise and specialization when it comes to curriculum.) That reality struck home several months ago as I casually thumbed through a local community periodical. I ran across an article outlining the attributes of eating soy (or not) - only it was written by a colleague who works in a separate college and possesses no formal training in agriculture or food production. To the point above, why should I be surprised? My curiosity was captured.

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