{"product_id":"and-another-thing-current-events-drought-tolerant-corn-monthly","title":"And Another Thing CURRENT EVENTS, Drought Tolerant Corn (MONTHLY)","description":"\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔒 Monthly Member Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIf you can see it but can’t click it, it’s a VIP thing. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Login to your ACCOUNT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/account\"\u003eLogin\u003c\/a\u003e if you are a member or \u003ca title=\"Join the MONTHLY Membership\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/collections\/and-another-thing\/products\/and-another-thing-monthly-membership\"\u003eUPGRADE\u003c\/a\u003e to join the club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e- - - ABOUT THIS WEEK'S CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ⤵\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"feed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"article\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🌽 Drought Tolerant Corn: The Science and Strategy of Surviving Dry Seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA newly discovered corn trait could help plants survive drought without a single extra drop of water, and farmers already use proven techniques to fight the same problem from the ground up. 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