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Genetically modified rice from China approved by the FDA — without independent testing

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The debate raging around the genetic modification of food crops is likely to heat up even more now that the Food and Drug Administration has declared a new GM rice known as Huahui 1 to be safe, despite performing none of its own independent tests. The rice was developed by a research team from Huazhong University in China, and has been engineered to be more resistant to pests like the rice stem borer.

Plant parasitic nematodes in maize & bean crops are reduced by ORGANIC farming practices

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A study published in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment revealed that organic farming practices may help mitigate the proliferation of plant parasitic nematodes (PPN). According to researchers, a combination of agriculture intensification and poor agronomic practices led to increased incidence of PPN and other soil pathogens in East Africa. This then resulted in reduced crop productivity in small holder farms.

Amazon’s Alexa examines the “acoustic fingerprint“ of your voice to recognize you…

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The patent broadly describes two techniques. The first calls for transmitting a snippet of a commercial to Echo devices before it airs. Then the Echo can compare live commands to the acoustic fingerprint of the snippet to determine whether the commands are authentic. The second tactic describes how a commercial itself could transmit an inaudible acoustic signal to tell Alexa to ignore its wake word.

Apple shifts focus to self-driving cars, expands its own test fleet to 27 vehicles in California

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The self-driving car revolution is now upon us. More than a few dozen car and tech companies have been scrambling to deliver the first successful implementation of the new technology and become a hit with businesses as well as the general public. They are indeed trying, but these companies — even the biggest ones — sometimes miss signs pointing towards the future and lose out on the next big thing. Now, California-based Apple wants to go all out in its effort to dominate the space as well.

World’s first primates have been cloned, putting science on a collision course with the ethical conundrum of cloning humans

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Using a technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, DNA was taken from a fetus cell from a macaque monkey, placed in an egg, and artificially fertilized to create an embryo that was later born to a surrogate. Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong were born six and eight weeks ago respectively, and scientists are attributing their success to reprogramming genes from the cloned embryos in a way that allowed them to develop correctly in the womb.

Getting the flu is SAFER than getting the flu shot, warns doctor

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Influenza season is upon us once again, and this year the mainstream media is going hog wild with reports about a deadly new strain of circulating “wild” flu that’s said to be exceptionally virulent. But before you rush out to get a flu shot as “protection,” you might want to take a closer look at what the science has to say about the safety and efficacy of these often-hyped jabs.

Smart contact lenses could serve as window to the future and offer Augmented Reality applications

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If you thought that the pinnacle of contact lens technology has already been reached, think again. A group of researchers from South Korea has now shown — through a new paper published recently in the journal Science Advances– that it may be possible to bestow simple augmented reality (AR) functionality and other neat little tricks to contact lenses, thereby making them “smart” contact lenses.

Tide pods contain over 700 chemicals; independent lab test results released to the public

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Tide laundry pods are being eaten by ignorant youth as part of the so-called “Tide pod challenge” that has gone viral across social media. This phenomenon is an extension of the “fake food” programming of children who have been taught to believe that food consists of brightly-colored chemical ingredients delivered in plastic containers. Tide laundry pods are widely described by doctors and health professionals as being toxic to human health, and eating them is said to cause severe health consequences or even “permanent damage” to human health.

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