A new study shows that genetically-modified food is contributing to the obesity epidemic. Researchers found that GM corn fed to mice led to an increase in overall body weight of almost 4%, while also increasing the weight of their livers by up to 11%.
No matter how you feel about genetically-modified food, it’s interesting to discover how they are made.
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So why are gas prices so high? High international oil prices are bad news for everyone–even for oil-producing countries. People who have to pay $4 for a gallon of gas don’t have money to spend on other things, and eventually even gas consumption goes down, as people turn to other modes of transportation. For a long time, it was assumed that Middle Eastern countries were keeping prices high because they didn’t gave much oil left, but Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi says that isn’t the case–there’s plenty of oil.
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One of the reasons some people are anti-immigration has to do with worry about paying for their health care. But the irony is this: The longer minority immigrants stay in the US, the higher their risk of experiencing poor health.
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At our Dreamland Festival in May, one of the main things we’re going to investigate are the mysterious sounds that are being heard all around the world (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show and they get 10% off Festival tickets too!)
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