I went to Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, planning to be a writer, but became interested in plant physiology after taking a course on plants and later working in the professors lab. It is fascinating that much of the same molecular biology is going on in animals, but plants look like they're just sitting there. I saw a talk by Norman Borlaug, father of the green revolution, who exhorted young people to continue improving agriculture, and my interest was solidified.
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