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03/06/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Scientists identify the second case of down syndrome in chimpanzees

The second known case of “chimpanzee Down syndrome” has been identified, as recorded in a scientific report by researchers from Kyoto University, published in the journal Primates. Down syndrome in human beings is caused by a condition known as trisomy 21, in which a person is born with three (rather than the normal two) copies […]

02/24/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Disgusting “environmental crimes” against America covered up with EPA quack science

For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has relied on fake science and suppression of criticism to enable the wastewater industry to profit by spreading nominally treated sewage sludge over parks, playgrounds, farms and forests — and calling it organic fertilizer! The fertilizer in question is formally known as “biosolids.” It starts out as sewage sludge, […]

02/03/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Farmers and conservation groups suing the EPA for approving Monsanto’s “XtendiMax” pesticide

A coalition of farmer and environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to follow the law in approving Monsanto’s newest herbicide, “XtendiMax” (active ingredient dicamba), for spraying directly on a new generation of genetically modified crops. The plaintiffs in the suit are the Center for Biological Diversity, Center for […]

01/31/2017 / By David Gutierrez

National Intelligence Council Report warns that genetic engineering poses unprecedented threat to the world

Values-based disagreements over genetic engineering are likely to be a major source of conflict between states in the coming decades, warns a recent report from the National Intelligence Council. “How people think about the very nature of life and how people love and hate is likely to be challenged by major technological advances in understanding […]

01/27/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Huge threat to scientific freedom: Scientists under attack after exposing industry secrets about GMOs

The integrity of science is founded upon the ability of researchers to freely ask questions without fear of retribution. But does this freedom actually exist? Not for those who challenge powerful industries like biotechnology and genetic engineering, warns the award-winning documentary Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money, by German director […]

01/04/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Deep sea mining: discovery of 6 new species in unexplored hydro-thermal vents

(NaturalNews) Six new animal species have been identified living near hot springs nearly two miles beneath the surface of the ocean, according to a paper published by researchers from the University of Southampton and the Natural History Museum in London and Newcastle, and published in the journal Scientific Reports. Unfortunately, the poorly studied home of […]

12/22/2016 / By David Gutierrez

Four more officials charged in Flint water crisis

(NaturalNews) Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed criminal charges against four more people in connection with the Flint water crisis, bringing the total number of people charged to 13. The office is also suing two engineering companies. Those charged placed concern for finances over the health of Flint residents, Schuette said. “All too prevalent […]

12/22/2016 / By David Gutierrez

Water crisis in Corpus Christi, TX: ‘Unknown’ chemicals contaminate drinking water

(NaturalNews) Tens of thousands of residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, are still being told not to use their tap water after an asphalt chemical leaked into the city water supply. The city first issued warnings about the water on Wednesday, December 14. Some restrictions have already been lifted, and others may be lifted soon if […]

12/19/2016 / By David Gutierrez

Radioactive fish from Fukushima nuclear plant found on west coast of US

In recent weeks, two new landmarks were crossed in the ongoing, inexorable spread of radioactive material from the 2011 Fukushima disaster toward North America’s west coast. In November, researchers from the Fukushima InFORM project detected the radioactive isotope Cesium-134 (Cs-134) in Canadian salmon. Then on December 9, researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution detected Cs-134 […]

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