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Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa

The escalating price of oil, the world’s growing population, and its increasing demand for food have all received blame for rising worldwide food prices. What is often overlooked is that a significant portion of the world’s population is unable to feed itself—because of politics. That is the greater, more frightening problem.
Today much of Africa remains [...]

2Apr2009 | Daniel Sacks | 1 comment | Continued

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