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Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:35:09 -0600
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  "Genetic Weapon Against Insects Raises Hope and Fear in Farming

RNA interference is of interest to beekeepers because one possible use, 
under development by Monsanto, is to kill a mite that is believed to be 
at least partly responsible for the mass die-offs of honeybees in recent 
years."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/business/energy-environment/genetic-weapon-against-insects-raises-hope-and-fear-in-farming.html?hp

This story is in the New York Times.

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