Overcoming seemingly insurmountable barriers has always been one of the hallmarks of human ingenuity and intellect. Improving upon nature, making nature more "habitable" is not un-natural. Such "improvements" can be seen in the way nature's inhabitant's adapt their behavior and how species evolve to better suit their particular environments.

The deliberate "engineering" of species found in nature into sometimes better, sometimes wholly different species has been part of Nature's experience since humans first cultivated a wild "grass" into a domestic "wheat" crop. The same can be said of breeding desired characteristics in fruits, vegetables, livestock, grains, even flowers.

Today, scientists continue that pursuit in the field popularly called "Biotechology." Today, too, the stakes are greater than ever before. Such breakthroughs promise new ways to conquer disease and provide healthier, more robust crops while at the same time reducing the dangerous use of pesticides and the need to plow under wild places.

Biotechnology is playing an increasingly greater role in the conservation of Nature's Resources and for that reason, IFCNR has focused its attention on the various issues and questions that arise around it and its affect on the earth.