Bt corn's halo effect boosts nearby nonmodified crops
A Science study led by William Hutchison and Paul Mitchell finds Bt corn reduces corn borers, benefiting neighboring non Bt fields. The five state study covering Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Nebraska notes $6.9 billion in benefits over 14 years amid refuge rules to prevent resistance.
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Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2010
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature for exploring power structures and individual resistance. He is the first South American and first Spanish language writer since 1990 to receive the honor, with the Swedish Academy praising his narrative innovation and diverse perspectives.
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Titanic survivor affidavit to be auctioned in London
Laura Francatelli recounts the 1912 sinking in a signed affidavit to a British inquiry. The 31 year old witness describes Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and Lady Lucy Duff Gordon surviving in a 40 seat lifeboat with 12 aboard, and details of screams and sickness as the ship went down. The document, dating from after her death in 1967, is offered by Henry Aldridge and Son on October 16 alongside other Titanic memorabilia.
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