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 Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists
 Should Modify Stance

Opposition to genetically souped-up crops has run its course

Economist Economist Aug 4, 08 5:48 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  food • crops • hunger • academic research • famine • environmentalists • experiments • genetically modified crops

 10 Who Were
 Blinded
 (or Worse)
 by Science 

Their work lead to big discoveries...and unfortunate death and injury

List Universe Jun 12, 08 7:45 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  list • science • death • radiation • invention • experiments • Galileo

Old Columbia Test Sheds Light on Ketchup

Recovered shuttle experiment reveals nature of viscosity

LiveScience LiveScience May 4, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A hard drive recovered from the Columbia shuttle disaster confirms an old theory about why people shake ketchup before pouring it, LiveScience reports. Astronauts on the craft were conducting a zero-gravity experiment with xenon, a gas, to study viscosity, but scientists feared the results were lost after Columbia burned up 5 years ago. More »

More about:  astronauts • Columbia Space Shuttle • experiments • Columbia disaster • shuttle Columbia • zero gravity

Substitutes Not All Sweetness and Light

Zero-calorie sugar stand-ins may cause weight gain, study says

Time Time Feb 15, 08 7:42 PM CST
(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 »

More about:  medical research • diabetes • health study • weight loss • experiments • sugar substitutes

Genes Make Mouse That Roared

Genetically altered Mickey has no fear of cats

Associated Press Associated Press Dec 13, 07 10:25 AM CST
(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 »

More about:  genetics • genes • cat • experiments • mouse • University of Tokyo • fear

Victims of Stuttering Study Get $1M Each

Orphans harassed in 1939 'Monster Study'

BBC BBC Aug 18, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  lawsuit • science • child abuse • experiments

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