Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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Nervous about MRSA? Us too — but here’s what we can do
There are scary new links between our overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and disease-resistant pathogens in humans. Deep breath: We can still take steps to fix it.
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Just add compost: How to turn your grassland ranch into a carbon sink
Can open fields capture atmospheric carbon and stash it away in the soil? You bet, says the data from a project in Marin.
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What I learned from six months of GMO research: None of it matters
Why does anyone care about GMOs? Whoever wins the debate, they're not that important to our future. But they're central to the stories we tell.
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Looney tuna: Did anyone really pay $2 million for a fish?
The first bluefin tuna sold at Tsukiji fish market didn't command millions this year (if it ever did). That's good news for endangered sushi.
