The Corn That Grows Itself
How microbes could upend America’s toxic dependence on nitrogen fertilizer
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15 min readJun 13, 2019
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Crabs, clams, and worms die almost immediately. Fish, shrimp, and any animal that can swim quickly enough make valiant, though often doomed, efforts to flee. There are few places to go in a dead zone that can reach the size of New Jersey.
