Our Understanding of Food, Health, and the Human Genome Continues to Evolve

In 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson created a visual model of DNA: the double helix. Crick was one of my professors at Cambridge University, and I recall seeing a model of the DNA double helix in his office when he and I had tutorials. I’ve been fascinated with genomics ever since, and it is what led me to pursue a career in food science. When nutrigenomics emerged, I was excited about food science and technology expanding beyond processing, preservation, and food safety to have a signi…