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spherically A very nice feature in the New York Times on the evolution of glyphosphate-resistant weeds; they have six authorities giving their opinion on what to do as a response, including Michael Pollan.  Glyphosphate (Roundup) is made by Monsanto, as are a special series of genetically modified crops called Roundup Ready crops, engineered to be glyphosphate-resistant, so they can be sprayed with herbicide without dying.  That was obviously too easy a solution: a one-stop herbicide that kills everything but the plant you want to eat.  Nature doesn’t like easy solutions.