The Red Menace

It took over half-a-year, but the Wired piece that brought us out to Kenya last fall is finally live. It's the tale of a wheat-killing fungus called Ug99, which is currently sweeping across Central Asia. The pathogen is remarkable because it can easily overcomes the genetic defenses created by the Green Revolution. As a result, the vast majority of the world's wheat is susceptible to Ug99, and a major catastrophe could ensue if nothing is done to halt the epidemic's spread.

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