简介：TheAmericanMilfordBeeghlyisconsideredoneofthepioneersinthefieldofthegeneticmanipulationofgrainsofcorn.Hesetuphiscompanyin1930andperformedaverythoroughinvestigationofalternativewaysofcross-breedingcorn.Thecorngrainwashislife.Inhiseyes,everysingleplanthaditsownpersonality.Thisinspiredandsomewhatpeculiarmanwasabsorbedinhisworkandexperimentstosuchanextentthathisfamilysuffered.Lookingbackonheryouth,oneofhischildrenexplainsthatthecorngrainsweremoreimportanttohisfatherthantheywere,'Fatherwasabletocommunicatewiththecorn,butnotwithus.' Inaratherunusualform,inwhichanimationsofcrawlingandmatingcorncobsalternatewithpoeticalnaturescenes,hybridtellsthestoryofanextraordinarylife,dedicatedtothecorngrain.Mylford,now100yearsold,entertainssomeeccentricideasinothermatterstoo.Heshockedhisfamilywhenheremarriedattheageof94.…