If everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn't support the earth's current population - maybe half.

One of the really remarkably beneficial aspects of genetic engineering is that much of the previous methodology for controlling pests and so forth is through chemicals that affect a very broad spectrum of insects, for example, or fungicides that control fungi.

The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.

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.

James Bridenstine is a climate denier with no scientific background who has made a career out of ignoring science.

A lot of the futuristic space stuff seemed to me to be a very cool form of science-fiction, so that was my first real baptism in the genre.

I have always loved magic realism as a form of writing. I have also been fascinated for a long time with the intersection of science and religion.

Exercise is the fountain of youth, I believe.