
Nathan Pumplin
@npumplin
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18-09-2020 01:27:51
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I had a great time moderating this webinar on the NorfolkPlantSciences with Nathan Pumplin Eric Ward and Prof. Cathie Martin. Awesome engagement, interesting conversations. 💜🍅


We LOVE this video explainer by Daniela Hernandez on the #BigPurpleTomatoes! Will you eat this purple tomato when they become available at the grocery store? Retweet for Yes Like for No wsj.com/video/series/d…


We are interrupting your timeline with a breaking news on the #BigPurpleTomato🎉 The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service found that the tomato is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated tomatoes, & has approved it for planting in the US. More:aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom…


Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd was established by Professors Cathie Martin and Jonathan D G Jones as the UK’s first GM crop company. Its aim is to find ways of commercialising their research into plants with enhanced health-giving compounds. John Innes Centre NorfolkPlantSciences



Yesterday was a historic day in plant biotech: a purple tomato engineered with high antioxidants was approved by Dept. of Agriculture NorfolkPlantSciences helps prevent cardiovascular disease and fight cancer in humans. This approval under new regulation ushers in a new era for plant synbio!



Congratulations to Norfolk Plant Sciences on this USDA approval for its nutritionally enhanced Big Purple Tomato. The company's US subsidiary is led by BTI alum Nathan Pumplin, who was in the Harrison lab from 2005-2010. Well done Nathan!! 👏👏👏 Nathan Pumplin NorfolkPlantSciences


Open Mic: @npumplin, Norfolk Healthy Produce NorfolkPlantSciences agri-pulse.com/media/podcasts…

Three Boyce Thompson Inst alumni enjoying plant science innovation in a bowl of #crispr salad today. With NorfolkPlantSciences & Conscious Foods


Norfolk reached a very proud milestone yesterday! Ginkgo Bioworks served our tasty, nutritious and beautiful purple tomato at their Ferment event, to the delight of hundreds of guests! Honored to be among other Synbio food stars like Motif FoodWorks, Inc.!



To our fans curious about where Norfolk is headed, check out this story today in AgFunderNews agfundernews.com/gm-tomatoes-ar…


The future comes to your back yard! Norfolk Plant Sciences is making available its USDA- and FDA-approved purple tomato lines for home growers in the US! supplies are limited so don't delay if you'd like to plant some in 2024 NorfolkPlantSciences norfolkhealthyproduce.com/products


Hey UC Davis Ag&Natural Resources folks in Davis - NorfolkPlantSciences will be available TONIGHT!! at the Davis Farmers Market Davis Farmers Market ! YUM Here is a picture from a tasting last year - they are delicious & my plants are growing like gangbusters in the garden and starting to set fruit🍅
