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Engineering Mad Cow Out Of Cows
File this under "Two wrongs don't make a right." Scientists have announced that they've genetically engineered cows to be resistant to mad cow disease, according to Wired's Bodyhack blog. The prions behind the brain-wasting illness didn't take hold in the engineered cows.
The company that did the work isn't interested in cows destined for beef, and the results are still early, but how long do you think we'll have to wait until the government approves GMO cows as a solution to mad cow disease, itself a by-product of our industrialized agriculture and our demand for cheap meat? GMO will become the new irradiation, applying a Band-Aid to a problem instead of dodging the injury in the first place.
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Grana Padano
For as long as I can remember I've heard that Parmigiano Reggiano was the king of cheeses. It's the cheese I ate in Italy and cooked with as well. It's the cheese I always buy. I knew about Grana Padano, but believed it was inferior to Parmigiano....
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Best Burger Contest
I love a good burger, but I don't eat them all that often. I'd say I go out for a burger two or three times a year and when I do I'm very particular. All the fixings have to be perfect. I want the meat freshly ground and chargrilled, and...
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Food Safety
Where do you shop for groceries? I shop all over the place. I shop at chain grocery stores, at specialty gourmet stores, at farmer's markets. You name a place to shop, I've probably shopped there. I'm not alone in this habit. I noticed some...
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Colbert On Rbgh
Just in case you've missed the link on the other food blogs you read, go watch Stephen Colbert's satirical look at rBGH. rBGH: It's Jesus for cows....
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Gng Recap, 06/02
What's the what on Growers and Grocers? Here's a guide to some of the stories we've covered this week:
You can tell the USDA what you think about "organic" milk from cows crammed into feedlots.
A Quebec university will allow the first...
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