Norman Borlaug was an American biologist and humanitarian, known as “the father of the green revolution” and “the man who saved a billion lives”. Through his work as a plant pathologist and
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, scientists around the world are continuing to attempt to understand the nature of the virus, using the data pouring out of affected countries. Teams of
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In his 1972 book, Natural History of Infectious Disease, esteemed microbiologist Sir Macfarlane Burnet made a bold prediction about the risk that infectious diseases posed to humanity: “The most likely forecast about
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As Stanley Gartler stepped up to the microphone in the meeting room of the palatial Bedford Springs Hotel, one of the final remaining great nineteenth century spa hotels in the United States,
