Bob Goldberg: Articles About Research

Field of Dreams

UCLA Challenge Magazine article by Ben Carey in 1998 describes the research and vision of Bob Goldberg.

Robert  Goldberg dreams of a postmillennial farming with superraces of corn, wheat and rice, plants producing industrial oils in their leaves, crops that clone themselves. Yields enough to feed the hungriest continents. Can four-pound tomatoes and bell peppers the size of basketballs be far behind?....Read more


To Grant or Not

Bob Goldberg's 1996 editorial on the difficulty of obtaining fund to maintain a productive research group.

Many scientists worry about whether they will be able to continue their research efforts, and scientific carrers, in the face of uncertain funding and relatively low funding levels.

The pressure on academics of all ranks is enormous. It is no longer "publish or perish." It is now "find grant money or perish even if you do publish."....Read more


From Cot Curves to Genomics

Bob Goldberg's 2001 editorial looking at the establishment of gene cloning and the evolution of biology in:

From cot curves to genomics: How gene cloning established new concepts in biology. Plant Physiol. 125, 4-8 (2001)


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