A business blueprint: how to build a better Ph.D

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The current business climate requires science Ph.Ds to work in teams, to explain their work to nonspecialists, and to consider the business implications of their work. Industry experts offer their opinions about how graduate schools can better prepare Ph.D.s for the industrial sector.

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Pests overwhelm Bt cotton crop

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Cotton bollworms are infesting cotton crops that have been bioengineered to produce their own pesticide. The cotton seed contains genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a bacterium. Some environmentalists believe that the insects will become resistant to Bt.

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Deformed frogs leap into spotlight at health workshop

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A National Institute of Environmental Health Workshop explored the possible causes for the malformations found in frogs since 1995. Competing theories include a parasite, environmental contamination and ultraviolet radiation.

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