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02/06/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Entire global food supply to be contaminated by genetically modified organisms used for pest control, warn scientists

The next generation of genetically modified organisms may not involve produce at all. It appears that the next phase of GMOs will involve living things: insects. Genetically altered bugs could indeed be coming to an environment near you. Experimental releases of GM insects were already approved in 2014, but now there are growing concerns over […]

02/01/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Study: E.coli grows more powerful when given antibiotics

A new study from across the pond has found that antibiotics can actually prompt bacteria populations to grow faster than if they were left alone. The shocking findings also revealed that E. coli — the bacteria known for causing food poisoning — developed stronger antibiotic resistance with every dose of the drugs. And when the antibiotics were […]

01/25/2017 / By Vicki Batts

CDC whistleblowers come forward over ethics issues

An anonymous group of scientists from the CDC have joined forces to create a coalition against the uncouth practices the government agency has been undertaking — and to expose them for all they’re worth. The heroic group goes by the acronym CDC SPIDER, the latter half of which stands for Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence and Ethics […]

01/23/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Scientists shocked to learn that shingles vaccines can transform vaccinated people into “carriers” who spread infectious disease

Shingles, also known as “zoster” or “herpes zoster,” will affect roughly 1 out of every 3 American adults during their lifetime. Estimates suggest that there are upwards of one million cases of shingles each year in the United States. The disease is caused by dormant varicella zoster virus — the same virus that causes chicken […]

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