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Eko

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7. That is a bit of a short sided view.

Reply to judesedit (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 10, 2017, 09:35 PM

Jun 2017

Maybe understanding how we have as much food as we do would help with some perspective.

"Fritz Haber was a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas. This invention is of importance for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives. The food production for half the world's current population depends on this method for producing nitrogen fertilizers." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Haber

Science does indeed feed quite a few of us. Who knows what wondrous scientific advances that will further humanity will come from such research as in this article.

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A very rare discovery: Failed star orbits a dead star every 71 minutes [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2017 OP

Who cares. Feed the hungry children in this world first judesedit Jun 2017 #1

Have you ever thought that maybe the science of this work Vinnie From Indy Jun 2017 #2

I happen to love both. Problem is we have hungry children now. Someday doesn't judesedit Jun 2017 #3

Priority has nothing to do with exclusion. defacto7 Jun 2017 #5

All of the billions spent on these and other programs judesedit Jun 2017 #9

Point taken... defacto7 Jun 2017 #15

I agree with your priorities, but ... FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #4

I would suggest that it is you who needs to get your priorities straight. NNadir Jun 2017 #6

Hey I'm even for GMOs in areas that can't grow food otherwise...we're talking about finding judesedit Jun 2017 #11

I am very much in favor of taking care of this planet, but you clearly have a primitive view of... NNadir Jun 2017 #13

Hey I'm even for GMOs in areas that can't grow food otherwise...we're talking about finding judesedit Jun 2017 #12

That is a bit of a short sided view. Eko Jun 2017 #7

Without science, far more children would die. Kaleva Jun 2017 #8

We're talking about finding dead stars orbiting other dead stars not medical research judesedit Jun 2017 #10

Medical research has benefited from space exploration Kaleva Jun 2017 #14