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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Ukraine War Exposes Anti-GMO Folly; Giant Spiders And The Value of Pesticides
Description: On Episode 3 of the ACSH Science Dispatch Podcast, we examine how food shortages caused by the Ukraine war have pressured Europe to abandon its long-held GMO phobia. Is this the silver lining of a tragic situation? We then discuss the value of pesticides, using a recent NPR story about giant spiders as a springboard.Â
Ukraine War Exposes Folly of Anti-GMO Protectionism
Beyond needless loss of life, the war in Ukraine has caused a trade war that could slash global food production, taking the greatest toll on the poorest of us. The silver lining: this tragic s...