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Livestock may help treat ailments

DES MOINES (AP) Livestock whose genes have been manipulated could play a critical role in developing new medications and cheaper treatments for human ailments, scientists said Monday.
However, the use of transgenic animals, which have foreign DNA integrated into their genetic information, remains controversial and faces regulatory, economic and societal challenges.
Education about the […]

Quality Of Fruit And Vegetable Juice Could Be Improved By New Bacteria Test

Increasingly, consumer products, especially food and beverage products, are being scrutinized for better quality. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, a food science expert has developed a rapid, reliable and efficient technique to ensure fruit and vegetable juice products adhere to federal and international quality standards.
Collaborating with scientists in the United States and from around […]

Common gene raises heart risk, studies find

NEW YORK: Two rival teams of scientists have discovered a genetic variation that increases the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, by up to 60 percent in people of European descent. They hope that a test for the variant will enable physicians to assess patients at risk more accurately and to […]

Mental Illness Strains Schools

By AP/DAVID CRARY
(NEW YORK)Across America, college counseling centers are strained by rising numbers of mentally ill students and surging demand for mental health services a challenging trend as campus officials try to identify potential threats like the unstable Virginia Tech gunman.
And even when serious emotional problems are detected, university officials often feel constrained […]

Livestock may help treat ailments

DES MOINES (AP) Livestock whose genes have been manipulated could play a critical role in developing new medications and cheaper treatments for human ailments, scientists said Monday.
However, the use of transgenic animals, which have foreign DNA integrated into their genetic information, remains controversial and faces regulatory, economic and societal challenges.
Education about the […]