Dr. Ron Phillips Discusses Norman Borlaug and the Future of the Green Revolution

Updated: Wed 11:07 AM, Sep 19, 2012

On Tuesday September 18, Dr. Ron Phillips, Regents Professor Emeritus and former McKnight Presidential Chair in Genomics at the University of Minnesota, discussed the breakthroughs in agriculture made by Norman Borlaug along with the importance of future discoveries in order to meet the world's food needs of the future.

Phillips has researched plant genetics and molecular biology to help increase knowledge about cereal crop biology. With his research, Phillips has been figuring out how to improve cereal crops using innovative techniques.

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Genome: The Secret of How Life Works

A Traveling Exhibit Produced by Evergreen Exhibitions made possible by national title sponsor Pfizer, in collaboration with National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services and Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research.

Designed for all ages, the exhibit explores the nature and impact of our genes through visually-rich environments, interactives, artifacts and multi-media presentations. The exhibit examines the history of discovery from Gregor Mendel's rules of inheritance in the 19th century to the famous Watson and Crick DNA double helix. The implications of gene therapy for the future of medical science and health care are vast and unlimited.

"Genome: The Secret of How Life Works," is on display from Aug. 25, 2012 through July 5, 2013 at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and in cooperation with the Texas A&M University Whole Systems Genomics Initiative, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Department of Animal Science.