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Soybeans, corn and cotton that are engineered to survive spraying with roundup have become. The problem of superweeds weeds that have developed resistance to the herbicide glyphosate has emerged as a critical new front in debates concerning the sustainability and governance of genetically engineered ge 1 crops and commodity agriculture. Euclids proof of the infinitude of primes opens the door to some interesting questions. Almost any way you look at the data, it appears that gm crops are no greater contributor to the evolution of superweeds than other uses of herbicides.
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Dow agrosciences and president of the weed science society of america. About 60 percent of the food in supermarkets today contain genetically modified ingredients such as corn, soy or canola. Superweeds spreading at warp speed pesticide action network. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. The universe scientific american 546 20140609 non fiction astronomy this trade paperback book consists of a collection of related astronomical articles reprinted from the scientific american magazine. The emergence of superweeds also raises questions about. Environmental protection agency approved the use of a new herbicide program, enlist duo, to fight chemicalresistant superweeds in several states, including ohio. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our.
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Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Although research into herbicides began in the early 20th century, the first major breakthrough was the result of research conducted in both the uk and the us during the second world war into the potential use of herbicides in war. The weed science society of america is planning to produce a series of fact. The scientific american book of projects for the amateur scientist. The problem of superweedsdweeds that have developed. In addition to writing the column beautiful minds for scientific american, he also hosts the psychology podcast, and is author andor editor of 9 books. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Nov 03, 1999 in doing so, he joined hundreds of other american farmers embarking on what some scientists say is an uncontrolled ecological experiment carrying unknown risks. The growing menace from superweeds scientific american.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planets most pressing problems. The scientific american published five other scientific titles in the same year. The new astronomy a scientific american book by scientific american. Andrew kniss, associate professor of weed biology and ecology, university of wyoming. Since 1992, dozens of biotechnology crops have been approved for sale to american farmers and hundreds more are in the pipeline, with genes borrowed from. And while crops engineered to manufacture an insectkilling toxin have reduced the use of pesticides in those fields, the emergence of newly resistant insects now threatens to reverse that trend. Shop amongst our popular books, including 288, scientific american, winning science fair projects, grades 57, the scientific american day in the life of your brain and more from scientific american. Scientific american book club via popular science june 16, 2015 a light bulb may not appear in real life when you have an idea, but there is a noticeable change within your brain. Farmers fight explosion of superweeds scientific american. Book consists of reprintings of scientific american articles with lots of new material and entire chapters by various experts in dinosaur paleontology. Jul 24, 2005 gm crops created superweed, say scientists.
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A 20089 survey of 144 populations of waterhemp in 41 missouri counties revealed glyphosate resistance in 69%. Antigmo groups obsess about superweeds, the nonexistent glyphosatecreated pest, andrew porterfield and jon entine, april 14, 2015 superweeds confirm failure of gmosor maybe notnarrative misleads, avoids real solutions, marc brazeau, october 1, 2014. May 15, 2012 at the time, critics repeatedly warned that widespread planting of gm crops modified to resist monsantos weedkiller, roundup, were highly likely to select for superweeds that could withstand. The scientific american book of projects for the amateur. Originally posted at weed control freaks superweeds have been in the news a lot over the last few months. A fact sheet disseminated by the weed society for america. Superweed definition of superweed by the free dictionary. Books by physics titans stephen hawking and martin rees recall a bygone golden age, when science seemed capable of anything. Farmers reported these particular superweeds on 61. Science news, articles, and information scientific american.
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