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  • August 2008

    • Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance

      Economist  |  Aug 4, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance

      (Newser) - The recent destruction of a research crop of genetically modified potatoes in England highlights how attitudes towards altered crops have changed, the Economist writes. A decade ago, Greenpeace activists caught in the act of destroying food crops were acquitted because of popular fear of the consequences of “Frankenfoods.” Today, such crops have been accepted by most as safe. More »

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      food  • crops  • hunger  • academic research  • famine  • experiments  • environmentalists  • genetically modified crops

  • June 2008

    • 10 Who Were Blinded (or Worse) by Science

      List Universe  |  Jun 12, 08 7:45 AM CDT

      10 Who Were Blinded (or Worse) by Science

      (Newser) - Knowledge may be power, but finding that knowledge can get you killed. List Universe ranks the top scientists killed or injured by their experiments. Galileo Galilei: The “father of modern physics” refined the telescope by staring at the sun for hours, resulting in near-blindness. Michael Faraday: A nitrogen chloride explosion halted Faraday’s research of the electro-magnetic field and caused chronic suffering from his chemical poisoning. More »

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      list  • science  • death  • radiation  • invention  • experiments  • Galileo

  • May 2008
  • February 2008

    • Substitutes Not All Sweetness and Light

      Time  |  Feb 15, 08 7:42 PM CST

      Substitutes Not All Sweetness and Light

      (Newser) - Cutting back on sugary calories could make you gain weight instead of lose it, a study suggests. Scientists at Purdue University compared rats fed either zero-calorie saccharin or sugar, and found that those on artificial sweetener gained more weight—mostly in fat, Time reports. Animals appear conditioned to respond to sugar by eating less; when they don't taste it, they eat more. More »

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      medical research  • diabetes  • health study  • weight loss  • experiments  • sugar substitutes

  • December 2007

    • Genes Make Mouse That Roared

      Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 10:25 AM CST

      Genes Make Mouse That Roared

      (Newser) - Japanese scientists have modified mouse genes to make rodents unafraid of cats in a dramatic experiment that offers insight into the origins of terror. The breakthrough shows that fear is largely genetically hardwired rather than learned through painful experience, researchers say. Some of the mice, whose nasal cells were altered by genetic engineering, even played with cats. More »

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      genetics  • genes  • cat  • experiments  • fear  • mouse  • University of Tokyo

  • August 2007

    • Victims of Stuttering Study Get $1M Each

      BBC  |  Aug 18, 07 3:56 PM CDT

      Victims of Stuttering Study Get $1M Each

      (Newser) - Five orphans who suffered months of harassment in a stuttering study have been awarded almost $1 million each, the BBC reports. Dubbed “The Monster Study,” it involved Iowa University researchers harassing children to make them develop speech impediments in 1939. None became stutterers, but they filed suit a few years ago after a California newspaper revealed the hidden study. More »

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      lawsuit  • science  • child abuse  • experiments

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