GMO rice to fight rotavirus
Rotavirus is a scourge of infants and young children especially in the developing world as it can cause diarrhea and fatal dehydration.Tags: Genetically Engineered FoodsGMGM foodricerotavirus
View ArticleArsenic and Old News
More non-news on arsenic and riceIn today s Let s Worry About Nothing news, there is a story that will either make people feel better, worse, or simply confused about a non-problem tiny amounts of...
View ArticleBiotech wheat: potential bounty to combat hunger, unfulfilled. Why?
Genetically-engineered (biotech, GMO) crops are increasingly being utilized by farmers worldwide, with major benefits to them, and to consumers as well. One crop not being so developed: GMO wheat. Why...
View ArticleWhat s in a name? For GMOs and Organics a whole lot of nonsense
Here s a question for our Dispatch readers: When is a GMO not a GMO? A proper science answer would go something like this: all agriculture (and really all life) has been genetically modified at some...
View ArticleFDA Proposes New Useless Regulation on Arsenic In Baby Food
The FDA is now proposing new limits for arsenic in babies' rice cereal — 100 parts per billion. But of the samples now on the market that the agency tested, most were at, or very close to, that level...
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50% of Ankle Injuries Ignored; Can Lead to Future Trouble for Millions
Rice goes with chicken. Rice goes with shrimp. Rice goes with beans, and with Chinese food, too.But R.I.C.E. is also the most essential serving for ankle sprains, yet for one in two of the millions of...
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Celebs v. Science: Kardashians Test For Arsenic In Their System
In a recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, sisters Kim and Kourtney take some tests to figure out which one of them is healthier: Kourtney, who is strictly gluten-free, or Kim, who eats...
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No, Carbon Dioxide Won't Cause a Rice Nutrition Crisis
New research concludes that the poorest people in the world will be affected the most by higher CO2 levels, which may decrease the nutritional quality of rice. This conclusion, however, is based on at...
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