1. Volume 23, Issue 19, Pages R855-R857 (October 2013)
Pests on the move 
Michael Gross 
Current Biology 
Volume 23, Issue 19, Pages R855-R857 (October 2013)
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2. Going hungry: The Irish Famine of the 1840s may appear a distant memory, but new strains of the pathogen that triggered it are still emerging and threatening food security. The image shows the Famine Monument at Dublin. (Photo: Professor Colin R. Howard (
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3. Bit rusty: Wheat stem rust is a fungal disease with the potential to cause starvation on a global level. A new variant known as Ug99 is causing particular concern. (Photo: Liang Qu/IAEA.)
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