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Soaring butterfly levels: California county sees highest monarch numbers in two decades
More than 129,000 western monarch butterflies were counted in the San Luis Obispo county by Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation ...
Pesticide makers drop challenge to California’s proposed chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
Pesticide manufactures on [September 9] agreed to drop challenges to a proposed California ban on sales of a product linked ...
California drought highlights need for genetic engineering of crops
In this time of unprecedented drought, much attention has been focused on the use of water for farms to grow ...
Organic fed animals no healtheir than GMO fed ones, but gain price premium
Megan Brown sells beef from grass-fed cows, but the Butte County rancher’s choice is motivated more by the higher price ...
Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may increase risk of autism
Pregnant women who live near areas where agricultural pesticides are applied experience a higher risk of delivering children with autism ...
Scientists create bionic plants
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are giving plants enhanced abilities by placing tiny carbon nanotubes within their cells ...
In Vermont a state senator and organic farmer push for GMO labeling
David Zuckerman, an organic farmer and state senator, is a key advocate for ensuring that foods containing genetically modified ingredients be ...
California: Conflicts come to light at stem cell institute
The following is an excerpt. With a new chairman, Jonathan Thomas, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine claims it has turned a page. Thomas ...
Editorial: Stem cell agency finally addresses potential for conflicts
The following is an excerpt. Politics is the art of the possible. Jonathan Thomas, who chairs the oversight committee for California's stem ...
Era of personalized medicine bears tangible fruit
The Personalized Medicine World Conference, PMWC 2013, to be held on January 28-29, 2013 in Silicon Valley, provides real-world insights ...
Proposition 37 defeated in California
A measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods was defeated Tuesday. Proposition 37 was the second time nationwide that ...
Stem cell supplement approved in Taiwan
RBC Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: RBCL) announced today that the Company's stem cell supplement, Stem-Kine™, has been approved for importation ...