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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: Potatoes, Washington, DC, McDonald's, Health and Safety at Work, Science and Technology
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Growers should plan ahead for energy beet production
Farmers considering energy beet production in the future should assess what herbicides they use during this growing season due to potential residue impact. “Many growers across North Dakota are looking hard at a new industrial crop called energy beets,...Tags: Syngenta AG, Biofuels, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., The New York Times, Southern California Edison Company, Henry A Waxman, Nuclear Power
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Tomorrow's food will look a lot like yesterday's, analyst says
Harry Balzer has been studying what Americans eat for more than 30 years. And when it comes to what we put on our plate, much has stayed the same, says the chief industry analyst of Rosemont-based NPD Group. "I know what people will be eating in 10...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Employees, Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Overweight
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Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says
Reuters* Life expectancy increases in most rich and poor countries * China, India see big gains; some African countries decline * No sign obesity limiting average life spans in rich world By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 15 (Reuters) - People are living longer...Tags: Symptoms, Health Organizations, Politics, International Organizations, Obesity
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Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]
In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Labor Legislation, Employees, Human Rights, Child Labor
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INTERVIEW-Full wheat genome within reach, at little cost
Reuters* G20 research group targets full sequence in 2016 * Key is coordination, modest extra funding * Wheat's genome: five times the size of the human one * Forum aims to revive yield growth in staple crop By Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz PARIS,...Tags: G20, Politics, Paris (France), France, International Organizations
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A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession
Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Science and Technology, Parkinson's Disease, Enbrel (drug), Radio
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Supreme Court hands Monsanto a GMO victory
The Supreme Court sided with Monsanto Co. on Monday, ruling against a farmer who used beans grown from the company's patented, genetically modified soybean seeds to plant subsequent crops. It was apparently the first time the court had upheld patent...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Agriculture, Consumers, Food Industry, Monsanto Company
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Trader Joe's targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead
Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...
Tags: Ginger, Kamala D. Harris, Consumers, Whole Foods Market, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Farmer loses seed patent case
WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Agriculture, Fatigue, Vaccines
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