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University Of Colorado Develops Swarm Of Ping Pong Ball-Sized Robots To...
A team from the University of Colorado led by Assistant Professor Nikolaus Correll has developed a swarm of miniature robots which they aim to reproduce in large quantities to tackle complex...
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Autodesk and Organovo Team Up to 3D Print Living Human Tissue
3D printers can fabricate everything from cars to bald eagle beaks , and soon they may even be able to print organs and limbs. Biological printer manufacturer Organovo has teamed up with CAD software...
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How to Shop for Non-GMO Foods at Your Local Markets
Image courtesy of Shutterstock Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that there has been plenty of talk lately about GMO foods . Are GMOs safe? Are GMOs a silent danger? Are they harming...
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FDA Finalizes Overdue Plans to Crack Down on Factory Farms’ Antibiotics Use
Photo via Shutterstock The Food and Drug Administration finally approved two long-overdue proposals this Wednesday to curb farmers’ frequent use of antibiotics as a way to slow the rapid growth of...
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FDA Demands Proof from Manufacturers that Antibacterial Soaps are Safe
Image © Shutterstock After years of research indicating that antibacterial chemicals in common household products may be causing health problems in consumers, the US Food and Drug Administration has...
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Meet the Texas Professor Who Lives in a Dumpster (PHOTOS)
Read the rest of Meet the Texas Professor Who Lives in a Dumpster (PHOTOS) Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “energy efficiency” , alternative energy , american homes , austin , Design...
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Richard Rogers’ Stackable Y-Cube Prefabs Provide Affordable Housing in the UK
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FDA Unveils New Easy-To-Read Nutritional Fact Labels for Food Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled its proposed revisions for the ubiquitous Nutrition Facts label. Around 20 years ago, the agency instituted the labels in an attempt to provide...
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FDA Proposes New E-Cigarette Regulations That Ban Sales to Minors
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a 241-page proposal that would for the first time impose federal regulations on the use of battery-powered electronic cigarettes — a booming...
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The Netherlands Says “No” to Monsanto, Bans RoundUp Herbicide
The Netherlands is the latest country, after Russia, Tasmania and Mexico , to say no to Monsanto. Starting from the end of 2015, the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to private parties will be...
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After scandal, GNC commits to test all herbal supplements for unlabeled and...
In the wake of a scandal which found that herbal supplements such as ginseng and valerian root sold at major retailers contain cheap fillers such as wheat and soy , Pennsylvania-based GNC has signed...
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The FDA just officially banned artificial trans fats
It’s official: artificial trans fats are now banned by the FDA. Partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of artificial trans fats in processed foods have long been linked to heart disease, and...
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BREAKING: Genetically engineered salmon approved for human consumption
Today, environmental activists across the US are cringing at the FDA’s announcement that they have given a variety of genetically engineered salmon the green light, deeming the fish fit for human...
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12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of the year
This year proved the age-old maxim: buyer beware. Not only did we discover that herbal supplements may not contain what they claim , we also learned that tampons can be hazardous for your health in...
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The US government approves drug-producing “GMO” chickens
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a chicken that has been genetically engineered to produce a drug in its eggs. As part of a growing trend known as ‘farmaceuticals,’ these...
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New study shows BPA-free plastics may not be safer
Many plastic products now tout that they are “ BPA-free, ” meaning that they are no longer comprised of the endocrine-disrupting industrial chemical that has been implicated in brain, behavior, and...
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Activists call on the EPA to ban glyphosate
As evidence mounts regarding the environmental and health problems associated with widespread use of the pesticide glyphosate —otherwise known as Monsanto ’s Roundup—consumer advocacy groups are...
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Peter Thiel thinks the blood of the young could help him fight death
Elon Musk and Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal together, but public perception of the two is wildly different. While Musk is often seen as a real-life Iron Man here to usher in an age of green technology...
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The food we eat isn’t what we think it is, new book shows
Inaccurate food labeling is a rampant problem in America. That Kobe steak you ordered? Unless you’re at one of three U.S. restaurants to whom Japan sells the rare beef, it’s probably a cheaper cut....
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FDA approves genetically modified mosquitos to fight Zika
With confirmation that Zika-carrying mosquitos have finally spread to the US, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a controversial new experiment to confront the attendant risk....
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