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World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech scientists

This combination of undated photos provided by The World Food Prize Foundation shows, from left: Robert T. Fraley and Mary-Dell Chilton of the United States, and Marc Van Montagu of Belgium who were named Wednesday, June 19, 2013, as winners of the 2013 World Food Prize during a ceremony in Washington. The private nonprofit foundation, which is in part funded by biotechnology companies, took the bold step Wednesday of awarding this year's prize to three pioneers of plant biotechnology whose work brought the world genetically modified crops. (AP Photo/The World Food Prize Foundation)

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