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For Me Science Is Not Different From Art, Except In The One Small, Crucial Detail That Experiments Speak Their Own Truths, Not Ours.

Jumping Genes Are Fundamental Because They're Agents Of Change. Everybody Knows That Organisms Evolve. What Makes Them Evolve Is That Their Genes Are Dynamic And In Motion. A Familiar Example Is The Stripe-y Corn - Called Indian Corn - That You Buy In The Fall.

There's Almost No Food That Isn't Genetically Modified. Genetic Modification Is The Basis Of All Evolution. Things Change Because Our Planet Is Subjected To A Lot Of Radiation, Which Causes Dna Damage, Which Gets Repaired, But Results In Mutations, Which Create A Ready Mixture Of Plants That People Can Choose From To Improve Agriculture.

We Have Domesticated Crops Over A Very Long Period Of Time, Like Tens Of Thousands Of Years. And Crops Get - Seeds Get Carried. Sometimes, If They're Very Small Seeds, They Get Scattered Off Trucks. Pollen Travels.

Civilization Depends On Our Expanding Ability To Produce Food Efficiently, Which Has Markedly Accelerated Thanks To Science And Technology.