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Harvard cancer researchers accused of faking findings
The scientists copied and pasted images to spoof test results, a British expert has alleged
Jan 24, 2024 14:55
No, we still won’t eat the bugs! Opinion
The ongoing efforts to (literally) force bugs down our throats have been kicked up to another level as the European Union recently voted to approve insects for human consumption.
Dec 22, 2021 13:35
‘Space yogurt’ experiment takes off
Vials of ‘good’ bacteria cultured by Australian high-school students have been launched into space as part of an experiment to create nutrient-rich yogurt and study the effects of microgravity on the dairy-based microbes.
Dec 21, 2021 14:57
With soaring rates of obesity and diabetes, the West is paying a high price for colonialism Opinion
Chronic levels of sugar-related diabetes have blighted the Caribbean for years due to slavery. Now the UK and US are experiencing the pain it causes – which makes Britain’s apparent rejection of a fat tax all the more surprising.
Jul 18, 2021 08:00
Media bug-pushers REALLY want the public to eat ‘delicious’ cicadas, but FDA warns off allergic insect-lovers Opinion
The emergence of the ‘Brood X’ cicadas from their underground lairs gave the media another shot at its apparent goal of converting the populace to an insect-based diet. But the FDA has warned diners to think before they bite.
Jun 3, 2021 19:27
The battle over the next global emergency, the environment, will make Covid-19 state authoritarianism look like a walk in the park Opinion
It’s easy to laugh when middle-class greenies write about their eco-anxiety, under headlines like ‘Can you drink milk and stay ethical?’, but there’s a deadly serious side to this that threatens to curtail our freedoms. The...
Apr 14, 2021 16:38
Bill Gates wants ‘rich nations’ to switch to 100% SYNTHETIC beef to save the planet
The world’s third-richest man is shifting from preaching about pandemics to promoting his new book about climate change, urging humanity to embrace the sci-fi idea of fake meat in order to save the earth from greenhouse gases.
Feb 17, 2021 01:06
Bugs for the poor, lab steaks for the rich? Vat-grown chicken meat makes debut in first-ever sale at posh Singapore restaurant
Commercial cultured meat has made its global market debut after climate-conscious teens got served premium-priced nuggets made from vat-grown chicken meat at a luxurious Singapore restaurant.
Dec 19, 2020 15:18
More bang for your buckwheat: Siberian researchers say humble staple is bona fide superfood which prolongs life
Researchers in Siberia claim they are the first in the world to have definitively confirmed buckwheat’s status as a true ‘superfood’ which confers a unique healing effect on mammals by regulating key ageing processes.
Jul 23, 2020 09:29
Primordial proteins could solve the mystery of life on Earth
Researchers have reconstructed protein sequences that could resemble those of our ancestors, potentially revealing the secret of life on Earth.
Jun 24, 2020 07:18