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Controversy over efforts to solve bee deaths

2013-06-16 07:10:35| Chemicals - Topix.net

One of every three bites of food we consume depends on pollination by honeybees, but these overlooked contributors to our food system are continuing to die in stubbornly perplexing ways.

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Glowing Plants: Crowdsourced Genetic Engineering Project Ignites Controversy

2013-06-11 14:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scientific America: In April three biohackers from a California Do-It-Yourself biology lab, BioCurious, posted a Kickstarter campaign to crowdsource their plan to bioengineer a glowing plant. They asked for $65,000. But by the close of their campaign at midnight on Thursday, June 6, they had raised a remarkable $484,013. (Meanwhile, BioCurious itself is in financial trouble.) It was the first time anyone had kick-started a genetic engineering project. The group had hit upon a new method for funding biotech, one thats...

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More controversy actually means less buzz, finds groundbreaking study

2013-05-31 01:01:05| Apparel - Topix.net

We're giving away tickets to Taylor Swift's sold-out Edmonton show on Tuesday, June 25 - the first of two at Rexall Place.

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Abercrombie Apologizes, Meets with Teens to Address Controversy

2013-05-29 19:33:46| Apparel - Topix.net

The viral backlash against Abercrombie & Fitch for refusing to offer larger sizes for their customers, and for the controversial remarks made by their CEO, Mike Jeffries, isn't going away.

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