Why We Don’t Know A Lot About GM Foods
February 3rd, 2012 — Physics Tagged About..., Don't, Foods, Know
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Geneticallymodified foods have already been around since 1996 when it was first introducedand approved for commercial use. It was the time when GM corn and soy wereintroduced for use in commercial farming. They found their way into consumersby way of the many products that use soy and corn as ingredients.Not many people in the US may know about it, but 70 percent of corn and 90percent of soy being planted in US far...
Activists Demand GM Foods Be Labeled
February 2nd, 2012 — Physics Tagged Activists, Demand, Foods, Labeled
A group ofactivists showed up in front of Chicago grocery store to protest the sale ofgenetically modified foods. The catch is that the store is Whole Foods Market,one of America’s top organic food retailers. The group, Organic ConsumersAssociation, claims that genetically modified corn, soy, and other crops havebecome common ingredients in processed foods that Whole Foods has not been ableto avoid selling produc...
E. Coli Outbreak Threatens Europe
February 1st, 2012 — Physics Tagged Coli, Europe, Outbreak, Threatens
Arecent outbreak of a relatively new strain of the E. coli virus is threateninga number of nations in Europe. The food-borne intestinal virus has currentlyaffected around 8 European countries, the hardest hit so far of which isGermany. The severity and the rate that the E. coli outbreak spread throughoutEurope have perplexed many experts.The E. coli virus is a relatively common organism that can be found in thedige...
Genetically Modified Cows Produce Milk Similar To Human Milk
January 31st, 2012 — Physics Tagged Genetically, Modified
Geneticmodification may be a controversial subject to many people, especially thoseconcerning GM food. But the bad press that the technology may have gotten inthe last few years have not stopped scientists in the industry to somehowdevelop new ways to harness its potentials. Just one of the recent advancementsthat genetic modification may have accomplished involved dairy cows.Scientists and researchers in China hav...
Genetically Modified Cows Produce Milk Similar To Human Milk
January 31st, 2012 — Physics Tagged Cows, Genetically, Human, Milk, Modified, Produce, Similar
Geneticmodification may be a controversial subject to many people, especially thoseconcerning GM food. But the bad press that the technology may have gotten inthe last few years have not stopped scientists in the industry to somehowdevelop new ways to harness its potentials. Just one of the recent advancementsthat genetic modification may have accomplished involved dairy cows.Scientists and researchers in China hav...
Scientists Against Human Trials On GM Wheat
January 30th, 2012 — Physics Tagged Against, Human, Scientists, trials, Wheat
Recent newshave come out about Australia’s plan to test GM wheat on humans. The CSIRO, orCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia’snational science agency, is planning to test GM wheat grown in the ACT(Australian Capital Territory) by feeding it on rats and pigs. But along theway it also plans to feed it on human trials. A group of scientists from aroundthe world has urged Austral...
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Control Dengue Fever
January 29th, 2012 — Physics Tagged Control, Dengue, Fever, Genetically, Modified, Mosquitoes
Itseems that the wide use for genetic modification may not just be limited to theagriculture industry. Scientists may now be on the way of using geneticmodification in trying to control the spread of diseases through its manycarriers. An initial experiment that has already been underway has been usinggenetically modified mosquitoes in order to control dengue fever.Scientists from a biotech company called Oxitec has...
The Politics Over GM Food
January 28th, 2012 — Physics Tagged Food, over, Politics
Thedebate over GM food still remains unsettled as ever. It has been going on forseveral years now. Both sides have their own strong points and why they standfirm on that. But while the debate has been going on through various avenues,probably one of the most tightly contested battlegrounds remains to be on thepolitical front. Those for and against GM food have long battling it out inorder to influence Washington an...
Insect Resistance To Bt Toxins Increasing In Insect Resistant GM Crops
January 27th, 2012 — Physics Tagged Crops, Increasing, Insect, Resistance, Resistant, Toxins
Whilebiotech companies are trying to extol the many benefits of using GM crops tomany farmers, there seems to be a growing concern of its long term effects andfor what it may possibly do to the environment at large. For example,scientists have recently conducted an insect resistance review of insects to Bttoxins that are inserted into GM crops like Bt cotton and Bt corn.While GM companies have promised lesser pesti...
Ergodic theorem passes the test
October 21st, 2011 — Physics News Tagged Ergodic, passes, test, theorem
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