What the New York Times missed with its big GMO story

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By Nathanael JohnsonNov 1, 2016, 5:53 pm248 pts
A big piece that made the front page of the New York Times over the weekend takes aim at two of the most prominent arguments in favor of genetically modified crops: They increase yields (meaning we can get a lot more food from less land) and reduce pesticide use (meaning we’re poisoning that land and…

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