September 1998
The Next Biotech Harvest
Now poised to move from labs to fields; genetically altered plants that could yield not only better foods but also fabrics, plastics and pharmaceuticals.
By David Rotman
At first glance, an aging industrial section of Cambridge, Mass., seems an odd place to look for the future of agriculture. The only plants are weeds along the railroad tracks and well-tended shrubs and trees dotting the entrances to the high-tech businesses that are rejuvenating the area. The agricultural heartland of the United States is a thousand miles away.
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