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Agricultural Biodiversity
By now, everyone has heard the cries for preserving biodiversity in the world's rainforests. But what about America's heartland? In this hour: we'll find out why genetic uniformity in America's crops makes our food source vulnerable to devastation by plant-eating pests.
Guests:
Paul Raeburn
Science Editor, Associated Press
Author, "The Last Harvest"
New York, NY
Garrison Wilkes
Professor of Botany
University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
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