Environmental Health Note/Saving Cassava

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For people living in the tropics, cassava is one of the most important foods. But if it’s not properly processed, eating it can lead to cyanide poisoning. Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on a new, genetically-modified cassava plant that’s cyanide-free.

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