What’s Being Done to Ensure Pasta Is Here for Posterity

If you were to make a list of the world’s top 10 favorite foods, pasta would surely make the cut. It’s a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, and it’s served at countless dinner tables every night across the globe.
And although it may seem like we could never run out of pasta, crop disease and turbulent weather are a real threat. Fortunately, thanks to biotechnology, steps are being taken to ensure durum wheat – also known as “pasta wheat” – will