Microbiologist with interests in food and energy security, synthetic biology, science communication, and of course, GMOs! I make biopharmaceuticals in plants.
When RMS Empress of Ireland suffered a severe collision with another ship near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River on May 28, 1914, she sank in only 14 minutes.
Of the 1,477 onboard, 1,012 died.
This is the story of Canada's Titanic.
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The Glass Gem Corn is a mix of ancient Pawnee, Osage and Cherokee varieties and it's indigenous to North America
It was regrown by the late Cherokee farmer Carl "White Eagle" Barnes in Oklahoma and it's now spread around the world
[📹 birandadoga]
https://t.co/0hjfBvJu0G
India barely produced 50 million tons of food grain at its independence in 1947. This year, it is set to produce a whopping 355 million tons. Norman Borlaug & MS Swaminathan are looking down with a smile. Vandana Shiva can go suck her organic lime :)
https://t.co/ZE2yAAtr4g
The Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland is famous for being an entrance to the Jungfrau and for having 72 magnificent waterfalls, which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's Elven valley of Rivendell
[📹 Tom Durrer]
FRAUDULENT—RFK Jr’s report on “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) cited completely FAKE studies that do not even exist, & completely misinterprets others. Truly wild. This is the same guy who bypassed all CDC scientists to put out anti vax nonsense.
https://t.co/kxdUbhJd2O