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February 18, 2008
Op-Ed
SEED Magazine
Michael A. Levi argues that “too many scientists today wrongly assume that a lack of information is the biggest barrier facing terrorists or countries that might build nuclear bombs, and they overstate the risks involved in sharing information as a result.”
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June 12, 2007
Video
Watch David Rothkopf, president and chief executive officer of Garten Rothkopf, and C. Ford Runge, distinguished McKnight university professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, discuss the potential impact of the increasing demand for biofuels on global energy and food security.
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June 12, 2007
Audio
Listen to David Rothkopf, president and chief executive officer of Garten Rothkopf, and C. Ford Runge, distinguished McKnight university professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, discuss the potential impact of the increasing demand for biofuels on global energy and food security.
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November 17, 2005
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November 17, 2005
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2006
Must Read
Executive summary of a recent book by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies. The book examines how biotechnologies are enabling previously unimagined applications, specifically examining questions of terrorism and national security.
March/April 2006
Must Read
Biotechnology’s advance could give malefactors the ability to manipulate life processes—and even affect human behavior.
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