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  Record Drought Damaging Crops
  Topic by Kate Prengaman

  It is odd to be writing about drought tonight, as rain pounds down on my roof. The sky turned black at 6:30 pm when the storm rolled in, and as I rush home on my bike, I watched other people staring at the sky is surprise. This is our first real rain in what seems like months. For the year,...

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  Ever Wonder Why Tomatoes Taste So Terrible?
  Topic by Derrick Bang

  Trust the image-obsessed United States to craft a tomato for superficial appearance, rather than flavor. Actually, doing that to “a” tomato wouldn’t have been so bad; unfortunately, this heinous act has been perpetrated on all tomatoes. Or, at least, it seems that way. The Frankenfruit...

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  Raw Milk Safety
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  Raw (unpasteurized) milk has become increasingly popular in recent years. Although raw milk is high in fat, many people believe there are health benefits of some of the pathogens found in milk prior to pasteurization. Certain proteins, enzymes and bacteria in raw milk are believed to improve...

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  Spare the Genetically Modified Swine
  Topic by Peter Haugen

  Pity the pigs. The pigs must die. Not for bacon's sake. Not for the barbecue pit must they perish. Nor will they become juicy pork-chops for carnivorous Canadians. No these swine—called Enviropigs because of their relatively non-polluting poop—must die because there's no more money for the...

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  Oregano -A Way to Keep Livestock Healthy?
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  It’s not just for pizza and pasta anymore. Oregano, the spice that is practically ubiquitous on Italian food, is turning up in the feed of livestock—or at least its oil is. This is not because farmers and other livestock purveyors want to provide tasty food to their chickens and pigs....

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  The Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima: The Aftermath
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  The major Asian countries with civil nuclear programmes - China, India and South Korea – have, post-Fukushima, reaffi...

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  The Rise of Tick-Borne Illnesses and Misdiagnosed Cases
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  After 8 years of testing and nervous system ailments, Jennifer Crystal was diagnosed with Lyme disease. She now had a name for her condition, but was up against a challenging path to recovery. “I was left bedridden, hooked up to an IV, for two years. The co-infections of babesia,...

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  The Porous Nature of Concrete As It Relates to Molds
  Article by Rod Danz

  This article defines a novel way to understand why structures are susceptible to the entry of molds. It elucidates th...

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  Alzheimer's Disease: The Demographics of Aging
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  The numbers are sobering. The fastest growing segment of the American population, is the 85 year and older group. There are 6 million now, in less than 40 years, by 2050, projects the National Institute on Aging, that number will more than triple to over 20 million. And that ushers in...

• Advancing Translational Research Requires Return to Contract Program at NIH
  Article by Robert E Baier
• 100 Years Ago, Biochemist Funk Was First to Identify a Vitamin
  Topic by Harvey K Black
• The Cost of Dementia in the United States
  Article by Michael Gordon
• Heart Disease in Women: An Underestimated Problem
  Topic by Harvey K Black