Another great sciencish headline:

Will Corn Help Cure AIDS?

No, but it’ll probably speed the evolution of resistance.

Strategy: one, engineer HIV antibodies into maize; two, feed maize to people; three, halt transmission of HIV. Which is where the reasoning stops. Step four, I would sugges...

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The whole question of framing science has passed me by, mostly because I have had nothing to add. But this headline brought me up short.

Researchers Identify Genetic “Fix” for Problem in Some Sweet Corn Hybrids.

A news story from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of...

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Update: There's an apology in the comments.

2022-05-21: Another update: the comment is no more, but appreciated nevertheless.

This just in:

Jeremy

I noticed your 50 x 100 x 50 is striking similar and also was started after another blog called 100x50 (https://lwarnerrose.wordpress.com/).

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Luigi nibbled the fact that back in the UK Nettle Awareness Week started on Saturday 17th May. Who knew? He pointed to a lovely post at the CABI blog, which goes into nettles in more depth than many people might desire. We lapped it up, of course, and I am minded to share a couple of my own refl...

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The winter here at Monteverde Mansions has been a little anxious in at least one regard. Just after we moved in late last autumn, knowing of my passion for them, dear friends gave me a fine, sturdy little frangipani. It even had leaves. All I had to do was see it through the winter and maybe, just m...

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