Scientists at the University of California have pioneered modern biotechnology since its emergence in the 1970s. Below, find a curated list of California Agriculture articles going back to 1977,  when the journal published a collection on germplasm, and 1982 -- when the journal published "Genetic Engineering of Plants." More recent editions consider horticultural biotechnology and risk and benefit of genetic engineering.

Collections/Full issues:

• When transgenes wander, should we worry? This issue: plants, animals, and fish
• Fruits of biotechnology struggle to emerge
• Genetic Engineering of Plants
• Germplasm

News department articles:

• Timeline uncertain for agricultural biotechnology
• California voters assess anti-GMO initiatives
• Challenges and opportunities for horticultural biotechnology
• Transgenic acreage grows amid changing regulation
• Breeding and genetics key to stemming Pierce's disease
• The buzz on mosquito, malaria genetic codes
• Center proposes solution for ag biotech licensing disputes
• Exotic pest research goes high-tech
• Sidebar: News from the UC plant genomics frontier
• Controversy over agricultural biotechnology continues
• New technologies are changing the face of agriculture
• The case of the FLAVR SAVR tomato
• Biotechnology: New benefits, new questions
• UC contributes biotech breakthrough

Individual research articles:

• Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California
• Transgenes are revolutionizing crop production
• Perspective: How natural is modern agriculture?
• Genetic engineering to improve quality, productivity and value of crops
• Genetic engineering and cloning may improve milk, livestock production
• Commercialization of university research brings benefits, raises issues and concerns
• Public germplasm development at a crossroads: Biotechnology and intellectual property
• Transgenic Bt crops and resistance: Broadscale use of pest-killing plants to be true test