Science September 2012 Archives
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Cannabidiol Stops Metastasis of Aggressive Cancers
Cristina Sanchez, a young biologist at Complutense University in Madrid, was studying cell metabolism when she noticed something peculiar.
GM Maize and Roundup Linked to Premature Death and Cancer
In a study published in “Food and Chemical Toxicology”, researchers led by Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini from CRIIGEN have found that rats fed on a diet containing NK603 Roundup tolerant GM maize or given water containing Roundup, at levels permitted in drinking water and GM crops in the US, developed cancers faster and died earlier than rats fed on a standard diet. They suffered breast cancer and severe liver and kidney damage.
Chemical in Cookware Linked to Heart Disease
Further presenting non-stick cookware dangers, a new study published in this month’s Archives of Internal Medicinereveals a relation between PFOA (the chemical in Teflon, used in nonstick pans among other things) and heart disease. While scientists are cautious, as they always are, to say they are definitively linked, some say steering clear of the chemical “just in case” wouldn’t be a bad idea.
CSIRO GM Wheat Could Potentially change Human Genome
The proven threats that GMO organisms pose to the environment is endless, but chemical companies don’t seem to care, and instead continue to work with and put out food products that contain such genetically modified threats.
Flu Shot Linked to H1N1 Pandemic
A strange vaccine-related phenomenon spotted in Canada at the start of the 2009 flu pandemic may well have been real, a new study suggests.
Hungary Kicks out Monsanto and IMF
I don’t know about you, but I would label my personal knowledge of Hungary as wanting, if not painfully incomplete.
Chinese scientists unveil mind-controlled drone
Chinese researchers have unveiled a system that allows users to control drones with their thoughts. The technology was designed to help handicapped people, but could have ample applications in other fields as well.
The existence of an International, Clandestine Weather Modification Program is a Fact. The Weather is Being traded in the Stock Market.
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