A leaked document from GM giant Monsanto Corporation touches off a European maelstrom after revealing lab rats, fed a strain of genetically modified corn, developed kidney deformities and blood abnormalities.
Gambian Giant Pouched Rat
The Gambian Giant Pouched Rat has been in the news lately. The African rodent is blamed for starting the outbreak of Monkey Pox here in the U.S. Host Steve Curwood speaks with a keeper at Utah’s Hogle Zoo to find out more about this creature.
Gap in Nature
In the latest installment in our occasional series “A Gap in Nature,” author Tim Flannery tells us the story of the Stick Nest Rat of Australia.
Animal Note/Flavorful Pesticide
Living on Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports on research that wood rats use bay leaves to keep their homes pest-free.