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The Release of 1 Billion Killer GMO Mosquitoes Has Begun In Florida
Tens of thousands of male mosquitoes are descending on the Florida Keys. But these are no ordinary mosquitoes: They’re genetically modified, and they were planted around the state on purpose. It’s part of a plan to curb disease by releasing 1 billion mosquitoes across two states — but it’s giving some folks the heeby jeebies.
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Abolish Intellectual Property
Virologist and medical researcher Jonas Salk developed a successful polio vaccine that was approved in 1955, helping the world all but eradicate the disease.
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Murder Cover-Up: Man Allegedly Set Deadly Wildfire to Hide His Crime
A fire that raged outside of San Francisco last Northern Hemisphere summer was allegedly set to cover up a murder — and became part of the largest wildfire season on record in California as well as one of the deadliest.
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‘We Need a Tesla for the Cow’: The Wild, Dubious Plan to Feed Cows Seaweed
Imagine a perfect burger: juicy, grilled to perfection … and, somehow devoid of the guilt of methane emissions wrecking our planet. Scientists and food companies in recent years have said it’s possible to engineer more climate-friendly beef, and a growing number of headlines that claim that feeding cows seaweed could be a silver bullet to…