Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
www.nytimes.com Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging Duke to reconsider.
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"causing uproar" = "causing nothing"
Should be "causing mass theft"
2 2 ReplyStealing the specimens would as a practical matter simply destroy the collection. It's not a useful approach
2 0 ReplySure, I'm not actually suggesting the best course of action, I'm indicating "uproar" is nothing.
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