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Flora Zhiqi Wang
Oct 13, 20205 min read
Science Has a Plastic Pollution Problem
Though science gives rise to legendary breakthroughs and amazing solutions, it also creates problems of its own.
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Hayley McKay
Aug 1, 20205 min read
Breaking the Rules: How Witchweed Wreaks Havoc on Sub-Saharan Crops
“We asked, ‘How does it break the rules?’ ” mused Michael Bunsick, a graduate student in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology
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shelleylumba
Sep 5, 20171 min read
Devastating Infestations Caused by Striga in Africa
The parasitic witchweed, Striga, affects the livelihood of 100 million subsistence farmers in Africa.