Plant Biotech Pioneer Retires

In February, as part of our 25th anniversary innovation series, we profiled the discovery and subsequent harnessing of Agrobacterium to modify crops, leading to great advances in agriculture and food production. Moreover, we highlighted scientist Mary-Dell Chilton – among other researchers – and the role she played in discovering the potential of the microbe.
Sonja Begemann with Ag Professional reports that Chilton is “putting away her lab goggles for the la