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financial crisis

Finance, food, and farming

The ongoing financial crisis has had many effects throughout the world. Political leaders are coming and going from office, banks are being bailed out, and central banks are pumping billions of dollars of borrowed money into securities to boost investor confidence.

 
With such high-level people and institutions involved, the media often overlooks how the financial crisis is affecting people in developing countries. One of the most serious problems, besides huge worldwide job losses, is the continuation of the "food crisis".

A Point to Ponder

Here’s something interesting to think about: are the arrangements of chromosomes to blame for this rut of a global crisis that we are currently struggling to stay afloat in, or is it just mere coincidence?

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