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What Should Be Up for Public Debate When It Comes to Secret Surveillance?
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Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With Preservation
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In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With China
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From Glowing Cats to Robo-Bugs, Book Explores How Biotech Creates Weird Wildlife
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When Does Genetic Modification of Animals Cross a Line?
Watch Video In a web exclusive interview, Emily Anthes, author of the book, "Frankenstein's Cat," talks to Ray Suarez about the ethical limits when using animals in biotech research and development. Watch their full interview on Monday's broadcast...
Biotech's Brave New Beasts
Chickens that lay eggs with life-saving drugs inside. Cyborg rats with microchips embedded in their brains. Beetles wired for wartime surveillance. These are just a few examples of the science fiction-type fantasies that are becoming reality in the...