We pharyngulated 'em

Frank N. Foods reports that Biofortified, a science-based blog about plant genetics, gathered more votes than the closest challenger on the changemaker "GMO risk or rescue" competition by a 2-to-1 margin. How did this happen? The science blogging community Pharyngulated the competition thanks to a post by PZ Myers. When the opposition protested in a somewhat unethical manner, PZ hit them again. Although the votes are not final, it looks like biofortified may have won the grand prize- a conversation wtih Michael Pollan about plant genetics. Thanks everyone for your support.

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I did my bit :)

Thank you PeterM and thank you all science bloggers. It was amazing to see the power of the community. Together we can change the world.

On a completely unrelated note:

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By Peter Lund (not verified) on 06 Nov 2009 #permalink