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An embryonic advance for therapeutic cloning *
They said it would happen, and it has. Researchers in South Korea have taken a donated human egg, squeezed the DNA out of its nucleus, replaced it with a cell from the ovaries of the egg's donor, and induced the egg to develop into an early-stage embryo that was, as a result, a genetic clone of its donor.
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An idea we can't throw back *
The only way to meet the future demand for fish will be farming, says WILLIAM HOGARTH, the man responsible for America's coastal waters. {Note: the editors of evalu8.org do not endorse this point of view, and object to having wild and farmed salmon grouped as if they were measured together. They were not; findings were significantly different for wild and farmed salmon.}
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B.C. Liberals vote to fast-track fish farms *
Fish farms should be approved along the coast of British Columbia, provincial Liberal party members resolved Friday at a major policy convention.
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Cloned embryo implanted in woman, scientist says *
A Kentucky fertility specialist said Saturday he had implanted a cloned human embryo in a 35-year-old woman — a claim met with scepticism by many scientists.
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Cloned human embryo reignites debate *
Aims altruistic, South Korean team says.
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Dwarf mouse dies at 41/2 -- 136 in human years *
Yoda, a genetically modified dwarf mouse that lived to be the oldest of his kind, died yesterday in his cage at the University of Michigan.
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Farmed salmon are laced with toxins, study finds *
Farm-raised Atlantic salmon, one of the world's most popular health foods, are so laced with PCBs and other pollutants that they should be eaten only infrequently because they pose an increased risk of cancer, a new study contends in the prestigious journal Science.
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Farmed salmon more toxic than wild variety *
Farm-raised salmon contain substantially higher levels of PCBs and other potentially cancer-causing industrial pollutants than their wild counterparts, a new study has says.
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Fewer PCBs found in fish-oil capsules *
Fish-oil capsules contain only a fraction of the PCBs found in fresh farmed fish, according to research commissioned by The Globe and Mail and CTV News.
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Human embryo cloned *
Researchers in South Korea have become the first to successfully clone a human embryo and then cull from it master stem cells that many doctors consider key to one day creating customized cures for diabetes, Parkinson's and other diseases.
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Mad cow (BSE) case in BC confirmed *
Federal officials have confirmed a new case of mad cow disease in British Columbia -- but emphasize there is no need to panic.
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Mad cow confirmed again in Alberta *
Canada's newest case of mad-cow disease was found in a six-year-old animal from central Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed today.
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Omega-3s without the risk *
I have spent my career promoting the health benefits of good food choices to my patients and readers. I have spent years encouraging people to be informed about fats. Most people now know (or should know!) that our bodies need fat and that there are good fats and bad fats.
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Recent fears won't keep salmon off my dinner plate *
It's hard to figure out what to eat these days. Previously revered for its heart-healthy oils, salmon was dealt another blow last week. Researchers from Indiana University reported trace levels of flame-retardant chemicals in farmed and wild salmon.
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Salmon: a slippery subject *
"Farmed salmon are laced with toxins, study finds," read a headline in The Globe and Mail last week. The research on which the article was based, published in the journal Science, has reignited the debate about the safety of eating fish. It has also left many readers puzzled about whether salmon -- long touted as brain food and heart-healthy -- is still a good choice.
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Team links farmed fish to outbreak *
A team of research scientists says it has conclusively linked the transmission of lethal sea lice from farmed to wild salmon, a finding that raises questions about the future of BC's $400-million salmon farming industry.
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Why did the fish miss the boat? *
Scientists and lawyers both know the devil is in the details. Last week, when Environment Minister David Anderson announced the historic first update to Canada's official list of endangered species, details about the process of protection threatened to bedevil our best intentions.
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