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No fetuses in food: Oklahoma lawmaker explains intent behind bill

2012-01-26 16:38:04

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Food companies sign up for war on salt

2010-05-17 00:00:00

For decades, people have been ignoring advice to eat less salt — in large part because it's hard to avoid. Processed and restaurant foods are simply loaded with sodium. Now, under growing pressure from doctors, consumers, states, advocacy groups...

Stem cells in food real issue

2012-02-16 01:05:27

Last month, Oklahoma State Sen. Ralph Shortey introduced legislation banning the use of aborted human fetuses in food. News reports and the blogosphere immediately turned Shortey into a laughingstock: With so many pressing issues, why was he wasting...

No fetuses in food: Oklahoma lawmaker explains intent behind bill

2012-01-26 13:58:00

He’s being lampooned on blogs, news sites, Twitter and Gawker. But state Sen. Ralph Shortey, the Oklahoma lawmaker who introduced a bill banning the use of human fetuses in food, is surprised his legislative effort has gotten so much attention....

TASTE TESTING: Researcher Poonit Kamdar prepares cells bearing sweet-taste receptors at Senomyx Inc. in La Jolla. The biotech company is testing thousands of chemicals to see if they enhance the receptor s efficiency.

2005-08-08 01:17:36