The Screwiest—and Perhaps Most Original—Idea of the 20th Century
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
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The Screwworm Sex Guide
The project cost just $20,000 and used zero insecticides. Within 9 months, Coraçao was screwworm-free. Nippling's team had to build an even bigger facility for mass-producing sterile flies in the US.
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