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What’s Biomimicry?
The August 19 issue of Now, a weekly news magazine from Toronto, features several articles on “biomimicry,” a concept developed by biologist Janine Benyus (Biomimicry:…
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Expired, but still good? An ethical musing
On the blog for his CSA, Paul Thompson reflects on whether or not it’s ethical to donate food that passed its “best by” date.
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“When a woman has assets, it impacts more directly on the access to nutrition for all members of the family than when only the man has assets.”
India’s Congress Party president, Sonia Gandhi, has recently called for a constitutional right to food, according to this article in the New York Times (“India…
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Optimistic news on the Russian seed bank?
Following a surprise inspection at the the Pavlovsk station (the Russian seed bank being threatened with destruction to make way for a housing complex), the…
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Can we grow corn in Minnesota and still have wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico?
Guest blogger Joel Carlin writes: CNN published a story this week on Tony Thompson, a farmer in Windom, MN (just 75 miles southwest of St.…
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Would you like water with your wine?
Guest blogger, Associate Professor of Classics Matt Panciera, writes: The food science writer Harold McGee recently wrote on the benefits of adding water to various…
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Leptin As Treatment For Diabetes?
Earlier this year Science Daily reported that “researchers have found that even a very little bit of the fat hormone leptin goes a long way…
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Genetically engineered salmon: FDA considers approval
A salmon that grows at twice the ordinary speed is being considered by the FDA to be the first genetically engineered animal approved for human…
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Federal court overturns FDA approval of genetically engineered sugar beet
A California federal judge has rescinded the approval of Roundup-Ready sugar beets, according to a post on the Center for Food Safety website, and an…
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