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www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48297647 Very interesting article. Syn61 has many safeguards over Craig Ventner’s organism. The recombination in yeast could have created unforeseen problems but overall the “organism” and method of creating it looks fairly safe (so crippled that it is unlikely to … Continue reading →

I started reading The Wizard of Oz series a while back. And this morning I was Wikipedia-ing around and discovered that it is dedicated to his best friend and companion, his wife. and I looked up her name Matilda Joslyn … Continue reading →

The microscopic particles unleashed by the plant’s explosions are also a potential environmental and health concern Source: Radioactive Glass Beads May Tell the Terrible Tale of How the Fukushima Meltdown Unfolded Oh my. Read between the lines. There are tiny … Continue reading →

I’m just flabbergasted,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an expert in infectious diseases and chair at the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. “This is an awful disease, but … we have had … Continue reading →

King Tut peas are one of dozens of spring flowers you can see during a tour. Source: Finch Frolic Garden is Open! Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

Massive die-offs of honeybees have taken place in Central Valley almond groves. While insecticides and fungicides aren’t harmful to bees on their own, an airborne mixture is lethal. Source: Study: Pesticide Mixture the Culprit in Almond Grove Bee Die-Offs This … Continue reading →

Foreign ministry says China is ‘ready to work with the international community to protect wildlife and curb international trade’. Source: Beijing backs jail term for Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ Yang Fenglan in Tanzania The butchering of elephants for their Ivory is … Continue reading →

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported this week that in 2018 it issued so-called “emergency” approvals to spray sulfoxaflor—an insecticide the agency considers “very highly toxic” to bees—on more than 16 million acres of crops known to attract bees. Source: … Continue reading →

A team of scientists from Germany’s University of Tübingen has discovered a novel and unusual sugar molecule that shows great potential as a natural herbicide. It is harmless to animals and humans but can effectively disrupt the growth of various … Continue reading →

Wildlife officials in Tennessee are implementing an emergency plan after at least 13 cases of chronic wasting disease were discovered in deer. Source: Deer disease found in Tennessee counties I realize that I have “Spread the Good News” and “Permaculture” … Continue reading →