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French activists say no to GMO foods

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

See:
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/48327/story.htm
Article reads: Protesters, some wearing yellow hats in the shape of maize cobs and others dressed in white suits imitating scientists, gathered near the National Assembly to voice their opposition.

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More on sweet sorghum

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

See:
Motoring
Article reads: The farmers who grow it can still use the grain to feed themselves, turning it into traditional porridge and flatbread, and their livestock, while selling the fuel-producing sugary liquid contained in the stalks to the distillery.

My guess is that the stalks (minus sugary liquid) can also be feed to livestock.

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Tags: Stephen P. Smith · science

UC Berkeley face lawsuit over evolution

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

See:
TheChristianPost
Article reads: The Pacific Justice Institute, a religious liberties group, claims that the Web site – which was designed with $500,000 in federal backing – endorses religious views that support evolution while deriding those that do not, thus constituting an illegal and public endorsement of religion by the university.

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Tags: Stephen P. Smith · evolution

Bean patent overturned halting biopiracy

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

See:
SciDev

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Tags: Stephen P. Smith · politics · science

Darwin’s religious critics

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Grass root effort:
http://www.yorkdailyrecord.com/ci_9262902?source=rss
Article reads: Evolutionary scientists say there are no credible scientific critiques of evolution — no more than there are credible alternatives to the theory of gravity. While its details are debated, evolution is unassailable in scientific circles. The American public thinks differently. Gallup polls have shown nearly half of U.S. adults don’t believe […]

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Tags: Stephen P. Smith · evolution

New biofuel source

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Sweet Sorghum:
http://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/623182.html

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