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Tainted Romaine Lettuce Recall Spreads to Canada
The CFIA has issued a recall alert for romaine lettuce produced by Tanimura & Antle Romaine Lettuce that may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. The tainted romaine lettuce scare started in the US and has now spread to Canada."The affected product, Tanimura... 
Brazilian Wandering Spider, world's deadliest, found in Tulsa
A Brazilian Wandering Spider, the world's deadliest spider, also known as the 'Banana Spider', was found in the produce department of a Whole Foods in Tulsa. An employee found it among the bananas from Honduras and... 
Is this the begining of a green revolution in Africa?
With the sharp rise in global grain prices, many affluent countries with limited arable land have begun looking to Africa for food security. Countries like Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia have already shown... 
'Iran already has enough nuclear material for one atomic weapon'
What is the rest of the world going to do to prevent Iran from following up on her threat to bomb Israel. "Iran has produced approximately enough nuclear material to assemble an atomic weapon, according to several...-1.jpg){kind=small}
Tokyo Fashion Overview
"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...
Calgary company invests in clean coal technology
"CALGARY -- Immersive Media Corp., a Calgary-based video technology company, says it has struck a strategic deal with Future Fuels LLC to invest US$5 million in start up money for Future Power PA Inc., a...
New imaging technology best for detecting vulnerable plaques
"New imaging technique optical coherence tomography (OCT) is better at detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques than current methods, say researchers."
Plants in Forest Emit Aspirin Chemical to Deal with Stress
In a new study released today, it has been found that plants respond by producing an amount of a chemical form of aspirin. The study was conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research... 
Contaminated Water! FDA finds salmonella match on Mexican pepper farm
NowPublic Contributors Nailed It! In a previous story NowPublic's SOLARLIFE asked, could it be the irrigation or water they wash the peppers in? Exactly right, irrigation water and Serrano... 
Food technology driving Indian farmers towards suicide
Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are... 
Change on 'Little Chicago' movie project
BRADFORD, Pa. �” Producers of the “Little Chicago” movie came out with more news this week when they announced that a new director, Jason Wiles, has taken over the reigns of the film.Executive producer... 
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Turning Bacteria into Plastic Factories
Energy and cost efficient, and environmentally friendly. Instead of fighting wars and torturing to control oil drilling and distribution in the middle east, and causing environmental threats, pollution and... 
created by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
5265 views | 34 recommendations | 13 comments
5265 views | 34 recommendations | 13 comments
Kanye West to Produce 'Hip-Hop Meets Muppets' TV Show
Is Kanye West about to become hip-hop's Jim Henson? According to reports, West is "hard at work" developing a puppet show, tentatively titled Alligator Boots -- that will feature celebrity guests, puppets, and...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
221 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
221 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Breast cancer vaccine hope raised
As the UK launches it nationwide free vaccination programme against HPV the virus associated with cervical cancer we get news of a possible vaccine against breast cancer. Early days yet but if the results in mice... 
created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
365 views | 102 recommendations | 8 comments
365 views | 102 recommendations | 8 comments
