The Famine Fighter's Last Battle
933 views · Published 27 October 2009 · 5:19 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Science Magazine · 2009 · Science & Technology
This audio slideshow chronicles Norman Borlaugs lifelong efforts to defeat a plant pathogen called stem rust. This fungus threatens wheat production, especially in the developing world. Narrated by Science reporter Erik Stokstad, the slideshow features interviews with Borlaug and other scientists about a new race of fungus and research to create resistant varieties of wheat. Science (www.sciencemag.org) is the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. For more original videos, check out the Science Video Portal (video.sciencemag.org).
