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Updates: Whatever Happened to Midsize Black Holes?November 20, 2008, 12:00 pm by Scientific American: HealthRules for Genetically Engineered AnimalsAfter years of anticipation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released in September preliminary guidelines for genetically engineered animals [see “Does the World Need GM Foods?”; SciAm, April 2001]. The agency, which deemed that cloned meat poses no extra risk, wants to regulate engineered animals as it does drugs. Producers would have to substantiate claims and demonstrate safety. Consumer groups complain that the draft sets no provision for labeling and that safety trials can be done behind closed doors, as is the case for drug applications. Public comment on the draft ended in mid-November, and the FDA was to issue its final guidelines shortly thereafter. [More]
More from Scientific American: Health A Blind Man Sees Scientific American: Health: January 5, 2009, 4:00 am [Below is the original script. But a few changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast.]Given that we just said goodbye to another year, we are all pretty Infecting Mosquitoes Before They Infect Us Scientific American: Health: January 2, 2009, 12:05 pm [The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]Mosquitoes carry nasty diseases--dengue fever, west nile, malaria. But the microbes that cause those diseases don’t attach themselves to the mosquitoes and then immediately Does Exercise Really Make You Healthier? Scientific American: Health: January 2, 2009, 11:20 am The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) late this year released its new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, calling for adults between the ages of 18 and 64 to exercise moderately Looking for Sleep in All the Wrong Places Scientific American: Health: January 1, 2009, 1:00 am Desperately seeking a good night's sleep, insomniacs spend more money on alcohol than medical help and sleep aids combined, according to a study published today in the journal Sleep. But experts say Science's 2008 Achievement List Scientific American: Health: December 31, 2008, 12:05 pm [The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]It’s the time of year to take a look back--and that’s just what the journal Science did as they listed their most important breakthroughs
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