When one is privileged to participate long enough in a professional
capacity, certain trends may be observed in the dynamics of how
challenges are met or how problems are solved. Agricultural
research is no exception in view of how the plant sciences have
moved forward in the past 30 years. For example, the once grand but
now nearly forgotten art of whole plant physiology has given way
almost completely to the more sophisticated realm of molecular
biology. What once was the American Society of Plant Physiologists'
is now the American Society of Plant Molecular Biology; a
democratic decision to indemnify efforts to go beyond the limits of
the classical science and actually begin to understand the
underlying biological basis for genetic regulation of metabolic
mechanisms in plants. Yet, as new technologies open windows of
light on the inner workings of biological processes, one might
reminisce with faint nostalgia on days long past when the artisans
of plant physiology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry and other
scientific disciplines ebbed and waned in prominence. No
intentional reference is made here regarding Darwinism; the plant
sciences always have been extremely competitive. Technology is
pivotal. Those who develop and/or implement innovative concepts
typically are regarded as leaders in their respective fields. Each
positive incremental step helps bring recognition and the impetus
to push a scientific discipline forward with timely approaches to
address relevant opportunities.
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