4 million tons of rice is destroyed each year to flooding in Southeast Asia. This genetically-engineered rice variety could limit losses

4 million tons of rice is destroyed each year to flooding in Southeast Asia. This genetically-engineered rice variety could limit losses

Marcelle Hutchins, Scott Tong | WBUR | 
Global rice production will likely be hit by the devastating effects of climate change as early as 2030, according to ...
Vaccine in development that could protect honeybee populations from pesticide poisoning

Vaccine in development that could protect honeybee populations from pesticide poisoning

Allison Hagan, Robin Young | WBUR | 
The solution is about the size of a grain of pollen, and when ingested by bees, allows the creatures to ...
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Why it’s important to have a public discussion about Kanye West’s erratic behavior

Allison Hagan, Tonya Mosley | WBUR | 
In 2018, [Kanye] West revealed he has a mental illness. Some mental health advocates are now pushing for the media ...
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Lab-grown, plant-based meats raise thorny ethical questions about animal welfare, sustainability

Irene Li | WBUR | 
Meatless Monday. “Vegetable-forward” restaurants. Plant-based diets. Foregoing meat is more mainstream than ever before, and at the center of this ...
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Testing Zika on consenting humans: Were ethicists right to get in the way?

Paul McLean | WBUR | 
This was the proposal: Deliberately infect a small group of consenting adults with the Zika virus to learn about the ...
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Fact checking Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant

Dan Charles | WBUR | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Following Here & Now host Jeremy ...

For $9,000, your personal genome sequenced

Carrie Tian | WBUR | 
If you’ve got $9,000 handy and a hankering to learn more about your genetic roadmap, here’s your chance. Partners Healthcare, ...
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