Monthly Archives: January 2022

One ad featured images of a woman eating junk food and linked ADHD to obesity. Source: Instagram and TikTok pull ads from startup Cerebral linking ADHD to obesity Not amused by Instagram and tiktok. They are sure running advertisement for … Continue reading →

Source: https://www.glamosquito.org/frequently-asked-questions Written by a PR firm Willful ignorance Strategic stupidity Have you ever done AERIAL adult mosquito control? We have treated larval sources by using helicopters to disperse pesticides in hard to reach areas, but have not utilized aircraft … Continue reading →

ERS used retail scanner data to estimate the average prices of 153 fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. The report includes estimates of the cost of meeting the recommendations of USDA’s recently released 2010 Dietary Guidelines Source: How Much Do … Continue reading →

The breakthrough may lead one day to new supplies of animal organs for transplant into human patients. Source: In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig Oh my this is not good! I remember a few … Continue reading →

Molnupiravir is an orally available antiviral drug candidate currently in phase III trials for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Molnupiravir increases the frequency of viral RNA mutations and impairs SARS-CoV-2 replication in animal models and in humans. Here, we … Continue reading →

A chronic wasting disease expert warns allowing infected facilities to continue operating poses a ‘clear, persistent and likely escalating risk’ to wild deer herd Source: CWD spreads on deer and elk farms as Wisconsin’s control efforts stumble For many years … Continue reading →

Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC, a Barron, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 91,388 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be associated with an illness outbreak of Salmonella Reading. Source: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-112-2018-release I’m wondering what they do with all this … Continue reading →

Source: Genome damage from CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing higher than thought These results create safety implications for gene therapies using CRISPR/Cas9 in the future as the unexpected damage could lead to dangerous changes in some cells. Oh my, this is significant! … Continue reading →

Source: Monsanto Roundup Attacks Healthy Gut Bacteria, Lawsuit… Quote According to the suit — which names three consumers as plaintiffs seeking unspecified monetary damages and class action status — Roundup’s active ingredient glyphosate attacks an enzyme also found in the … Continue reading →

In my opinion this has a lot of real biological value! Her points about biodiversity! Her points about speciation in general I think are some of the best biological thinking I’ve seen in a while (and also apply to viruses) … Continue reading →