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• Video: Tomorrow’s crops could be grown indoors, without soil or pesticides 02/22/2019
  As the world’s population grows and climate change accelerates, farmers are increasingly turning to biotechnology, engineering and data science to sustainably grow enough food to feed everyone. […]
• Oyster mushrooms instead of pesticides? 02/22/2019
  Covartis, a chemical startup from Limoges, is considering replacing pesticides with oyster mushrooms after discovering that these mushrooms with fungicidal properties could be used as an ecological al... […]
• Save the bees: Blumenauer aims to suspend toxic pesticides 02/22/2019
  It'd also create a panel of experts to assess the pesticides and limit their damage to pollinators. "Some in the agricultural sector are unwilling to give up what they find to be a very effective inse... […]
• New method helps quantify very low concentrations of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey 02/21/2019
  Researchers from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland have developed an ultra-sensitive method to quantify extremely low concentrations of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey. This is a follow up to ... […]
• Bill aims to ban pesticides harmful to bees 02/21/2019
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