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Turning DNA into a hard drive
Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create a microscopic hard drive out...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Genetics, Chemicals, Genes and Chromosomes, Science and Technology
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POM's misleading new ads and why we need better nutrition labels
Can POM Wonderful really save prostates? Prevent impotence? Protect from heart disease? According to a judge’s ruling on Monday, not so much. "It has long been clear that the most wonderful thing about Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice is the...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Consumers, Justice System, Marketing, Heart Disease
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Review: Paolo Bacigalupi brings chaos to life in 'Drowned Cities'
The Drowned Cities A novel Paolo Bacigalupi Little, Brown., 439 pp.: $17.99, ages 14 and up Whether it's a conscious or subliminal reaction to U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, war is an increasingly common theme in modern young adult...
Tags: Suzanne Collins, Wars and Interventions, Literature, U.S. Military, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Hawaii's Big Island has more than beaches for vacationers
Travelers may think of Hawaii as the land of surfboards, sunsets and mai tais, but there's a lava flow of reasons to go beyond the beaches and discover why residents say they are lucky to live in Hawaii. And, yes, some of the state's best beaches are...
Tags: Ironman World Championship, Triathlon, Breads
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Organic farmers take on Monsanto over patent lawsuits
After years of taking farmers to court to assert their patent rights, agri-giant Monsanto Co.is being sued by farmers. Lots of farmers.
Judge Naomi Buchwald heard oral arguments Jan. 31 in federal district court in Manhattan on OSGATA et al. vs....Tags: Laws, Companies and Corporations, Bill Clinton, Bangor, Human Body
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California biofuel firm Ceres plans public offering
Renewable energy seed maker Ceres Inc. is planning to go public.
The privately held Thousand Oaks company wants to raise more than $100 million to expand its production of genetically modified seeds for crops used for biofuels, according to a filing this...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations, Monsanto Company, Biofuels, Environmental Issues
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New Mexico 'Occupy' protesters: The 99% who love chile
Nation NowNew Mexico chile: Members of Occupy Green/Red Chile, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, recently marched in New Mexico to protest efforts to make genetically modified chile.... -
Grist: GMO-free bourbon a rare spirit
With the explosion of artisanal spirits in California and all over the U.S., as well documented by my colleagues here at the L.A. Times, one would think we’d be drowning in organic bourbon, GMO-free this and heritage that. But … no. Getting a...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, FBI, Turkey
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Target commits to 100% sustainable, traceable fish by 2015
GreenspaceThe second largest discount retailer in the U.S. announced Thursday that it will sell only sustainable, traceable fish by 2015. Minneapolis-based Target Corp. operates 1,762 stores, many of which are converting to incorporate PFresh markets that sell... -
Pets join in on the organic food trend
When Gabriel, a 10-year-old rescue cat from Chinatown, tucks into his morning meal, you won't see any Friskies or Meow Mix in his bowl. Ahi tuna and duck are more the ticket.
"I think there's more than enough pesticides and chemicals and that kind of...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Companies and Corporations, Greenwich, Allergies, The Ohio State University
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Landreth, America's oldest seed house, faces closure
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In the midst of L.A.-area gigs, Quantic premieres a new track
Pop & HissBritish born, Colombia-residing Quantic is in the midst of a fall tour, which made its way to Los Angeles this weekend and will arrive in Costa Mesa on Tuesday. Pop & Hiss premieres his collaboration with Alice Russell, "Left & Right."...
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