Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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Will someone please pay the farm bill?
Congress returns to the business of trying to agree on what to do about farm and food subsidies before the law turns into a pumpkin and the calendar flips back to 1940.
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GMO labeling: Trick or treat?
Many of the arguments against Washington state's GMO labeling initiative make sense. Here's why, despite that, it should pass.
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A 16th-century Dutchman can tell us everything we need to know about GMO patents
Today's agribusiness patent holders have locked out innovation. The annals of maritime exploration offer a way out. Really!
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Is DDT a time-bomb behind the obesity epidemic?
Inject rats with DDT, and three generations later their descendants are obese. A new study raises questions about the insecticide's long-term impact on humans.
