GMO salmon frankenfish and screamer disease
A genetically-modified AquAdvantage salmon, top,
next to a control salmon of the same age.
(Photo: AP)
On September 19, 2010, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee considered the approval of the first transgenic farm animal for human consumption, the AquAdvantage Salmon. Genetically engineered for rapid growth with two stretches of foreign DNA, a growth hormone gene with an antifreeze protein promoter, these Atlantic salmon “frankenfish” hold
100 department stores go solar
One hundred Kohl’s department stores now have solar panels generating electricity. The 100th store is in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and recently activated its solar technology. Seven more stores in Pennsylvania are slated to also get their own solar panels by March of 2011.
Each Kohl’s store has about 1,400 panels, which supply about 40 percent of the energy demand at each location. The company estimated
Environmental causes of cancer "grossly underestimated"
The President’s Cancer Panel on Thursday reported that “the true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated” and strongly urged action to reduce people’s widespread exposure to carcinogens.
The panel advised President Obama “to use the power of your office to remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase health care costs, cripple our nation’s productivity, and
