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A Safer Food Supply: Sandia And FDA To Make It So
Like Johnny Appleseed of yore, the Food and Drug Administration is scattering food-defense programs across the US so that the country's million or so food processors can better secure their food against possible contamination by terrorists. The downloadable program, called "CARVER + Shock,"helps companies of any size determine vulnerabilities along their food-processing chain. Could Katrina Damage Prompt Huge Wave of Black Migration?
This article considers the idea that "if those forced out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina end up re-building their lives in new locations, it could be the largest U.S. black resettlement since the Great Migration of the 20th Century lured southern blacks to the North in search of jobs and better lives."Includes link to related news coverage about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Washington Rare Plant Care &Conservation
Background and research about rare plants in Washington state. Features images of rare plants, details about rare plant conservation monitoring activities and research at the University of Washington, a page on wildflowers, a rare plant quiz, and related material. From the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington. Health Warnings [Cigarette Packages]
Examples of health warnings required to be printed on cigarette packages from around the world. Countries discussed include Canada (which has required text and images since 2000), the U.S. (which has required warnings since 1984), Sweden ("the first country to implement rotating warnings on cigarette packages, starting in 1977"), the EU, Australia, Japan, and Chile. The information was last updated in 2002. In English and French. From the Media Awareness Network. Herceptin Treatment Lowers Recurrence Rate In Early Breast Cancer
The targeted drug trastuzumab, or Herceptin, previously shown to prolong survival in advanced breast cancer, dramatically reduced the chances of recurrence in patients with early-stage disease when given for one year following standard chemotherapy. Novel Ultrafast Laser Detection Of Cancer Cells Also May Improve Under
To investigate tumors, pathologists currently rely on labor-intensive microscopic examination, using century-old cell-staining methods that can take days to complete and may give false readings. Nuclear Weapons Continue To Pose A Serious Health Risk In Europe
Nuclear weapons in various European countries, particularly Russia, pose a serious threat to health, argues a letter in this week's British Medical Journal. Picking Sides in the Console War
Look out, Xbox: Sony and Nintendo launch their new gaming consoles this weekend. Which next-gen entertainment platform is right for you? By Chris Kohler. Nitrous Oxide From Ocean Microbes Could Be Adding To Global Warming
A large amount of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is produced by bacteria in the oxygen poor depths of the ocean. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas some 300 times more so than carbon dioxide, it also attacks the ozone layer and causes acid rain. Two Rapidly Evolving Genes Offer Geneticists Clues To Why Hybrids Are
While hybrids -- the result of the mating of two different species -- may offer interesting and beneficial traits, they are usually sterile or unable to survive. For example, a mule, the result of the mating of a horse and a donkey, is sterile. Now, Cornell researchers have made the first identification of a pair of genes in any species that are responsible for problems unique to hybrids.
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