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Lessons from the Flu

By Emily Monosson / On November 6th, 2014
As flu season approaches each year, thousands line up to receive a vaccine—but many others don't.
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Another one bites the dust, nature conquers biotech — again

By [node:field_contributor] / On March 19th, 2014
Cross-posted from Emily Monosson's Evolution in a toxic world And another one bites the dust. Corn rootworms, once the scourge of corn growers, stymied by corn engineered to produce Bt toxin (a crystalline toxin that basically pokes holes in the guts of these worms) are back. No matter how you feel about biotech, this is bad news because it can only lead to increased pesticide use.

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