Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/19/2008 § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist: 8/19/2008

Five issues, insights, and observations shaping our perspective, from the editors of Seed.

Operation Beachhead
As sea levels rise and coastlines erode new issues emerge, and England may be the canary in the coal mine.
Testing Genes, Solving Little
An underwhelming renaissance in genetic screening.
National Geographic Map of the Day
A daily dose of cartography! (via Kottke)
New Theory on DEET: Mosquito Just Dislikes It
Demystifying the mosquito.
Just right for the garden: a mini-cow
It must no longer be the age of “supersize me” as even cows start to see a move towards the micro.

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Originally published August 19, 2008

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