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Column: People should be free to make food choices
I was recently following an online conversation relating to genetically modified crops. It appears that one of the biggest voices against genetically modified organisms, sometimes referred to as GMOs, has come out with the realization that maybe the...Tags: Genetics, Epidemics and Plagues
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Farm Aid's 2012 grants focus on growing family farm agriculture
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Farm Aid announced that 67 family farm and rural service organizations received $532,300 from its grant program during 2012. These organizations work to strengthen family farm agriculture nationwide. "These grants empower grassroots...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Consumers, Willie Nelson
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Tara Kolla, L.A's down-to-earth urban farmer
Tara Kolla was born in Inglewood but grew up in Europe. She came back to Los Angeles, to a half-acre Silver Lake plot, where she decided to try her hand at "urban farming." Her neighbors objected, so now she mostly works other people's land, and works...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., North American Free Trade Agreement, Botany, Rentals, The Home Depot
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Laura Dern's 'Enlightened' approach
Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm...
Tags: Jurassic Park (movie), Steven Spielberg, I Love Lucy (tv program), Los Angeles Times, Bruce Dern
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So just how evil are GMOs anyway? A noted opponent apologizes
There’s a thought-provoking piece on Slate summarizing the comments of a longtime environmental activist who is now rethinking his opposition to genetically modified organisms. In a talk at the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, Mark Lynas...
Tags: University of California, Davis
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Could Genetics Help Us Understand Mass Killers?
The Hartford CourantWayne Carver, the state's chief medical examiner, asked geneticists at the University of Connecticut to join the investigation into the Dec. 14 killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. A retired FBI profiler said in response, "I think it's...Tags: Medical Specialization, Adam Lanza, Science, Science and Technology, Biology
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Try to shop 'clean': Take these grocery lists with you
Agricultural pesticide use has been on the rise, according to a study published late last year by Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University. In light of what...Tags: Arable Farming
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Don't Let Peplum Ruffle Your Fashion Choice
The Hartford CourantQuick: when you see the phrase "Don peplums," do you think the second word should be capitalized because you assume it's a proper noun, as in Don Corleone? Do you, for example, think "peplum" is another word for baby food? Or do you read it as "pe-plum"...Tags: Nicole Kidman, Gene Tierney, Lauren Bacall, Fashion Trends, Lana Turner
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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Plot involves ‘unstoppable force of terror’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comFans anxiously awaiting J.J. Abrams' upcoming “Star Trek Into Darkness” just got a little more information to ruminate over — ...... -
Alaska Delegation Fillets GM Salmon Report
Channel 2 NewsAlaska’s congressional delegation was united in its opposition Friday to a draft report from the federal Food and Drug Administration saying that the nation’s health and environment wouldn’t be significantly harmed by genetically...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Lisa Murkowski, Health Organizations, Don Young, Science and Technology
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For now: Cooperation rather than compensation for coexistence woes
When members of the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture convened in August 2011, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asked the 23 farmers, advocates, researchers and industry leaders, to help him address what he...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Softball, Tom Vilsack, Sports
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Flipping genes: The next generation of pesticides
Every year, the fate of the entomological world is discussed by 2,000-3,000 entomologists at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (this year held in Knoxville, TN). Often, a hot topic is clearly identifiable from this meeting. This...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, DNA, Inorganic Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry
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