
Ashish Rajurkar, a research scientist at the Salk Institute, examines a greenhouse of genetically-engineered soybeans Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at a research farm in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Ashish Rajurkar, a research scientist at the Salk Institute, examines a greenhouse of genetically-engineered soybeans Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at a research farm in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)