Let’s be frank: Rare are the scientists who have a sense of communication. Catherine Regnault Roger is part of this small group. A pharmacist from Paris 5, and a State Doctor of Natural Sciences from Pierre and Marie Curie University, she is now Emeritus University Professor (E2S UPPA) and a member of the Academy of Agriculture. She is recognized for her research on the bioprotection of agrosystems and the environment through a chemical ecology approach and the sanitary quality of crops (mycotoxins), then for transdisciplinary research on biotechnology and biocontrol… It is therefore difficult to find someone more qualified than her to write a comprehensive book on the “Challenges of biotechnologies, from GMOs to genome editing”

In the early 2000s Greenpeace called on a consulting firm to produce a report suggesting investors not to bet on biotechnologies. Those who have followed these recommendations must today bite their fingers because biotechnology is everywhere.

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The arrival of the NGT shows us the difference between scientists and ideologues. The former develop their ideas as they improve their knowledge of nature. The latter wait for nature to bend to their ideas. If you want to check for yourself, I urge you to get “Challenges of biotechnologies, from GMOs to genome editing” by Catherine Regnault Roger.

[Editor’s note: This article has been translated from French and edited for clarity.]

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