What is Making Nigerian Children Sick?

Written by Michelle Perro, MD

Since Nigeria began commercializing genetically modified crops, questions surrounding the pesticides used within increasingly industrialized agricultural systems have received far less attention than the genetic technologies themselves

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How The World Could Re-Use ‘Spent’ Nuclear Fuel

Written by Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan, and Steve Curtis

The recent shift in the national conversation around nuclear-generated electricity is encouraging. After decades of political hesitation, federal and state leaders are once again speaking positively about nuclear power’s role in delivering reliable, abundant electricity

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The Shifting Definition of Viruses

Written by Mike Stone

what are viruses?

From the earliest days of the field, scientists were never in agreement about what “viruses” actually were. Some believed they were tiny bacteria, others thought they were chemical poisons, ferments, or even processes generated within the host itself.

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