Nina+Federoff

Nina Federoff is an example of a real scientist because she has to deal with every day problems just like we do. When Nina took 3 years to get the genetic jumping of plants to work on transgenic crops, a corporation called EPA, tried to shut the project down. They thought the plants were going to become aliens and grow out of hand, making them highly dangerous. There plants, they said, were going to wipe out the native plants we all love. Nina didn't take the criticism as an insult but a way to drive her toward something great. With the help of 60 other coworkers she was able to win the argument against EPA. She know has a fully working lab to do more studies in, but she makes sure she takes precautions to keep the plants under quarantine.