The red giant carbon star CW Leonis as seen by the PACS and SPIRE cameras on board Herschel. The star itself is too bright to be seen well, but it is releasing material in a violent stellar wind, some of which is seen in a “bow shock” to the left of the star in this [...]
A new study found that organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse. (Credit: iStockphoto/Margarita Borodina) ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2010) — Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil [...]
Between 2006 and 2007, the Southern Nevada Water Authority in Las Vegas screened tap water from 19 US water utilities for 51 different compounds. The 11 most frequently detected compounds are highlighted in the cartoon and described below. Follow all of Mean Joe Green’s environmental cartoons on JoeMohrToons.com and on Twitter at @GreenCartoons. 1.used to [...]
This handout photo, released August 30, 2010, compares the size of its genetically engineered AquAdvantage Salmon (background) to an Atlantic salmon of the same age (foreground). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a three-day meeting starting September 19, 2010 to discuss whether to approve the altered fish for U.S. consumers to eat. Credit: [...]
A team of 86 global scientists have sequenced the genetic code of the Golden Delicious apple for the first time. The discovery could leader to better looking and tasting apples. The DNA breakthrough could result in new and improved apple varieties which are more resistant to disease. Scientists from 20 institutions took two years to [...]
Drinking more water before meals can help promote weight loss, new research suggests. (Credit: iStockphoto/Lise Gagne) ScienceDaily (Aug. 23, 2010) — Has the long-sought magic potion in society's "battle with the bulge" finally arrived? An appetite-control agent that requires no prescription, has no common side effects, and costs almost nothing? Scientists report results of a [...]
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday banned the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto Co in a ruling that marks a major setback for the biotech giant. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled in 2009 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had approved Monsanto's genetically modified sugar beets without adequate environmental [...]
Photo Credit: Night-thing via flickr Going green tip #3 is to go vegetarian or vegan, but doing so isn’t just about greening the planet and saving animals — it improves your life as well. This is a pretty controversial one. But when it comes to going green, going vegetarian or going vegan may be the biggest [...]
Hamburger and french fries. (Credit: iStockphoto) ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2010) — Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralise the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest in a new study. Statins reduce the amount of unhealthy "LDL" cholesterol in the blood. A [...]
A plan is afoot to bring genetically modified crops – mostly resisted for a decade – into Europe's fields. Soon to be surrounded by GM friends? (Image: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty) Currently, European Union countries opposed to GM crops use a voting system that can delay a variety from being grown anywhere in Europe even after it's [...]
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