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Evolution helps cockroaches lose their sweet tooth, increase survival | Ars Technica
“A team of researchers from North Carolina State University published research this week looking at how the German cockroach,Blattella germanica, was able to adapt so quickly when surrounded by tasty insecticide. Sweet baits became popular for roach control in the mid-1980s, but several years later scientists began noticing a new behavioral trait: aversion to glucose, […]
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Forbes magazine discusses my views on animal enhancement
Alex Knapp of Forbes magazine asks, “Is It Ethical to Make Animals As Smart As People?,” and takes my position to task: Dvorsky and other pro-uplift advocates have argued that we have a moral imperative to make other species as intelligent as we are once we have the means. However, given the above, one thing […]
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Forbes magazine discusses my views on animal enhancement
Alex Knapp of Forbes magazine asks, “Is It Ethical to Make Animals As Smart As People?,” and takes my position to task: Dvorsky and other pro-uplift advocates have argued that we have a moral imperative to make other species as intelligent as we are once we have the means. However, given the above, one thing […]
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Farmers and Seed Distributors Defend Right to Protect Themselves From Monsanto Patents
NEW YORK – August 11, 2011 – The eighty-three family farmers, small and family owned seed businesses, and agricultural organizations challenging Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seed filed papers in federal court today defending their right to seek legal p
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Farmers and Seed Distributors Defend Right to Protect Themselves From Monsanto Patents
NEW YORK – August 11, 2011 – The eighty-three family farmers, small and family owned seed businesses, and agricultural organizations challenging Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seed filed papers in federal court today defending their right to seek legal p
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Honey Bees Extinction {Infographic}
In 2005, North American beekeepers noticed a sharp decline in their colonies. Every winter since then, beekeepers lost nearly 30% of their colonies. The problem has become unsubstainable and the reason behind the populations decline is still a mystery. FFunction made this infographic to help understand the importance of the problem and it’s effects on […]
