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npr.org/sections/goats… @NPRGoatsandSoda Usually a big fan of your journalism, but you guys did a disservice to your readers in the piece on gene drive in A. gambiae. Why would you reach out to anti-GMO activist Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher for comment on this research? #malaria
First of all, asking Dr. Steinbrecher to comment on the consequences of using genetic engineering to suppress a disease vector is a bit like asking the pope about a newly developed form of birth control.
Of COURSE she’ll be against it - for ideological, arbitrary reasons
Of COURSE she’ll be against it - for ideological, arbitrary reasons
Plus, Dr. Steinbrecher’s degree is in developmental biology, not #ecology. Her statement about “ecosystem crashes” is absurd, and displays her ignorance in this area
nuggets of wisdom from @_RajPatel -- on #climate, #capitalism, #colonialism – and if there's a future for the planet, & the seven inexpensive things to help us understand them -- in conversation with the most mellifluous @piercepenniless
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novaramedia.com/2018/05/18/raj…
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novaramedia.com/2018/05/18/raj…
lightning & thunder need time,
the light of the stars needs time,
deeds need time, even after they are done,
to be seen & heard.
this deed is as yet further from them than the furthest star, &
yet they have done it!
“the madperson,”
friedrich #nietzsche
the light of the stars needs time,
deeds need time, even after they are done,
to be seen & heard.
this deed is as yet further from them than the furthest star, &
yet they have done it!
“the madperson,”
friedrich #nietzsche
how the chickun nugget became the truly potent symbol of our era
♻️@_RajPatel
theguardian.com/news/2018/may/…
#capitalocene
♻️@_RajPatel
theguardian.com/news/2018/may/…
#capitalocene
