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03/20/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Plants “adapt or die” too: Study finds botanical defense mechanisms evolve based on herbivores’ immunity to chemical toxins

“Adapt or die,” said the late Andy Grove, the founder of computer chip maker Intel who escaped Communist Hungary as a young man. A new study suggested plants adhere to the same dictum, adapting and discarding defenses according to what works best for the situation at hand, reported a ScienceDaily article. Researchers from the Academy […]

09/15/2015 / By Carol Young

Monsanto’s glyphosate may finally be restricted in California under Prop 65

California’s Environmental Protection Agency, known as CalEPA, is considering whether or not to place four commonly used pesticides on a list that would categorize them as carcinogenic chemicals. Putting these pesticides, which includes Monsanto’s glyphosate, on this list would have far-reaching and unprecedented consequences that would be felt throughout the state and the nation’s agricultural […]

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