J.X. Zumba, 102 Franklin Court, Bethlehem, PA 18020; G.O. Myers*, LSU Agricultural Center, School of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 104 M.B. Sturgis Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; E.L. Clawson, Monsanto, 2028-3 Cannon Heights Dr., Chesterfield, MO 63017; D.K. Miller, LSU Agricultural Center, Northeast Research Station, P.O. Box 438, St. Joseph, LA 71366; R.G. Danka, USDA, ARS Honey Bee B...

The year 2013 can aptly be called the “year of genes” at the Supreme Court. From the Monsanto gene patents case1 to the genetic fingerprinting of arrestees,2 the Court grappled with difficult questions arising out of an increasing application of genetics to various aspects of our society. Then came Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., the muchpublicized case involving t...

According to the St. Louis POST-DISPATCH, Monsanto, the St. Louis chemical and biotechnology giant, last month announced it had recalled "small quantities" of a genetically engineered canola seed containing an unapproved gene that had gotten into the product by mistake. Canola is a crop grown for livestock feed, and for oil consumed by humans. The canola-recall story, only 84 words long, was bu...

Glyphosate (see Figure 1) herbicides are “among the world’s most widely used herbicides.”1 and glyphosate is “the world’s leading agrochemical.”2 Although glyphosate herbicides have been popular since they were first marketed in 1974, their use in agriculture has expanded recently with the increased use of crops that have been genetically modified to tolerate glyphosate treatment.3 Roundup is a...

In 125 years since Metchnikoff proposed the use of Metarhizium anisopliae to control the wheat cockchafer and brought about the first field trials, microbial control has progressed from the application of naturalists' observations to biotechnology and precision delivery. This review highlights major milestones in its evolution and presents a perspective on its current direction. Fungal pathogen...