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To help educate people about the many methods that are used to generate new traits in plants, Biology Fortified has created an infographic on six different crop modification techniques, with examples of crops generated with each method.

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Sexuality is fluid – it's time to get past 'born this way' - New Scientist

Gay rights shouldn't depend on how a person came to be gay, and we should embrace the fact that sexuality can change, says developmental psychologist Lisa Diamond

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I realize that my life (and those of others) include people from many different walks of life. That said, basic degrees of acceptance and tolerance are the foundations of these relationships. We don't have to agree, but we have to, at the core, accept each other. Tolerance has its limits and telling someone "you're wrong and you're loved" when asked to accept their sexuality is beyond those limits. And quite frankly, it is not acceptable either. Life is too short to allow that attitude in those you love and keep close. Silence is no longer an option. It is time for us all to be proud.

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My opinion about medical marijuana has been fairly consistent. First, the claims made by its advocates for it far exceed the evidence for its benefit, which is why I’ve referred to it as the “new herbalism.” Of course, it’s not really very new, but it is herbalism in that medical marijuana advocates make grandiose claims…

However, as is the case with much advocacy-based, rather than science-based medicine, the claims far outweigh the actual scientific and medical promise.

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The American middle class is facing an existential crisis. For more than three decades, declining wages, fraying benefits, and the rising costs of education, housing, and other essentials have stressed and squeezed middle-class Americans. But by far the biggest threat

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Where better to read this borrowed gem than at the conclusion of a ferry ride up the Pacific Northwest coast? It's a fantastic and engaging story that I read cover-to-cover in one sitting.

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"On the following pages, you will be asked the same question seven times: "Based on what you now know, do you think we should raise genetically modified (GM) crops?" Each time, you must answer Yes or No to that question, and each time, depending on how you responded, you will be presented with a new counterargument meant to challenge your stance."

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Yes I said yes I will yes! - Independent.ie

Yes. It's such a little word but today it feels so big. YES. Has one simple syllable ever meant so much before? Not to me anyway. I've never asked anyone to marry me, but today it feels

A fantastic and resounding vote of "YES!" in Ireland. Congratulations!