Regulated or Not, Nano-Foods Coming to a Store Near You
Second in a Three-Part Series
By Andrew Schneider | AOL Special Report | March 24, 2010
(March 24) — For centuries, it was the cook and the heat of the fire that cajoled taste, texture, flavor and aroma from the pot. Today, that culinary voodoo is being crafted [...]
Mar
25
2010
25
2010
THE NANOTECH GAMBLE: Bold Science. Big Money. Growing Risks.
Dec
31
2009
31
2009
“Its hard to believe that so much stupid can be stuffed into one huge idiot.”
This has got to be the quote of the day, if not week, month or year. Kim Barrett Johnson on Facebook referring to Rush Limbaugh’s claim, “exercise freaks … are the ones putting stress on the health care system.”
Dec
12
2009
12
2009
The 7 foods experts won’t eat
by Liz Vaccariello, Editor-in-Chief, PREVENTION (via SHINE), on Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:15am PST
How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them [...]
Dec
11
2009
11
2009
The Public Option
Cartoonist Group | By Joel Pett
Dec
3
2009
3
2009
Study: Chemicals, pollutants found in newborns
SFGate | Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer | Thursday, December 3, 2009
Chemicals from cosmetics, perfumes and other fragrances were detected along with dozens of other industrial compounds in the umbilical cords of African American, Asian and Latino infants in the United States, according to a national study released Wednesday.
Stacy Malkan wrote a book critical of [...]
Dec
2
2009
2
2009
A kinder, gentler abortion compromise
SFGate | by Al Lewis | Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The abortion issue threatens to drive a fatal wedge into the Democratic Senate bloc favoring health care reform, just as it nearly did in the House of Representatives. But it’s possible to keep intact the strongly held principles of anti-abortion and pro-choice members of Congress and [...]