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Danish Farmer Reverses Illnesses in pigs by reverting to a GM-free diet

Posted on July 1, 2012 by kwc

Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji Farm Wars GM Soy Linked to Illnesses in Farm Pigs Danish Farmer Reverses Illnesses in pigs by reverting to a GM-free diet for his animals, which is yet further evidence for the toxicity of glyphosate tolerant GM … Continue reading →

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Finally—Congress Begins to Wake Up about Genetically Engineered Food

Posted on June 4, 2012 by kwc

Source: ANH Rep. Dennis Kucinich has introduced two bills that would mandate labeling and provide stricter safety protections for GE products. HR 3553, the Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act, already has twelve co-sponsors (and bipartisan support). The bill … Continue reading →

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Brain Food: Berries Can Slow Cognitive Decline

Posted on April 30, 2012 by kwc

Alice Park Time Its spring, which means it’s the season for fresh, juicy berries. And that’s good news for your brain. Researchers report in the journal Annals of Neurology that women who ate berries more frequently over a period of … Continue reading →

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Orangutans show engineering skills when building nests

Posted on April 17, 2012 by kwc

BBC News Orangutans show remarkably advanced engineering skills when making nests, researchers say. The researchers, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, followed and filmed the apes in the forests of Sumatra. The team also took orangutans’ nests apart … Continue reading →

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Surprise: Antibiotics May Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic

Posted on April 4, 2012 by kwc

ANH-USA Worse, their overuse may also increase our cancer risk. We’ve been telling you about the global threat of superbugs. Much of it comes from handing out antibiotics like medicinal candy to humans or as dietary supplements to animals. Now … Continue reading →

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Bilingual children switch tasks faster than speakers of a single language

Posted on April 4, 2012 by kwc

Robert Bock EurekAlert Bilinguals slower to build vocabulary but better at multitasking. Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than are children who learn to speak only one language, according to a … Continue reading →

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Anxiety Boosts Sense of Smell

Posted on March 23, 2012 by kwc

Janina Reichert Springer Study identifies mechanism to explain how the body responds to potentially threatening negative odor. Anxious people have a heightened sense of smell when it comes to sniffing out a threat, according to a new study by Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Oldest organism with skeleton discovered in Australia

Posted on March 9, 2012 by kwc

Iqbal Pittalwala EurekAlert RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A team of paleontologists has discovered the oldest animal with a skeleton. Called Coronacollina acula, the organism is between 560 million and 550 million years old, which places it in the Ediacaran period, before … Continue reading →

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DARPA Cheetah Sets Speed Record for Legged Robots

Posted on March 8, 2012 by kwc

DARPA Tv This video shows a demonstration of the “Cheetah” robot galloping at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (mph), setting a new land speed record for legged robots. The previous record was 13.1 mph, set in 1989. … Continue reading →

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Earthlings (Full Film)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by kwc

EARTHLINGS is an award-winning documentary film about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed the Vegan maker for its sensitive footage shot at animal shelters, … Continue reading →

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