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Corn Kernels of Truth
Dare to start a conversation about bean sprouts or broccoli at a party and watch those around you drift off toward the punchbowl. But launch into a discussion on corn and you could find yourself smack in the middle of a raging debate.
This once-mundane little veggie is starting to inspire major controversy. Corn-or rather, its derivatives-are being linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes as well as to unfair trade practices by the United States.
In addition, they're inspiring controversy about genetically modified foods and about whether ethanol made from corn really represents a worthwhile piece of the clean energy puzzle.
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Pharmed Rice
Greenpeace calls it cannibal rice-a genetically engineered grain containing human proteins that poses health and environmental hazards-but the company developing this product calls it a lifesaving treatment; their company website refers to it as a Holy Grail.
Critics see it as an unholy alliance between plant and human DNA.
The controversial rice now being field-tested by Ventria Bioscience has been genetically modified to produce synthetic human proteins, lactoferrin and lysozome, found in human milk, tears, and saliva.
Ventria hopes to market the rice-extracted proteins in oral-rehydration solutions to treat diarrhea, which the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates is responsible for the deaths of two million children worldwide each year, most of whom are from developing countries.
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Vij's Setting a Green Table Standart
For over a decade now, Vikram Vij has been an ambassador of good taste. Together with his wife and partner, Meeru, he has been guided by the simplest and purest of principles: to offer a taste of their homeland using the freshest local ingredients possible.
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Coffee with a Cause
Enlightened coffee drinkers know that their buying choices can make a difference to the lives and health of the workers who tend and harvest coffee.
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The Myth of Multitasking
Somehow, over the past two decades, we've convinced ourselves that we can't get it all done unless we do it all at once.
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Sea Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn has captivated the natural health food industry recently. It's in everything from soaps to ice cream.
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Organic Bounty
How can organic agriculture help feed the world's growing population? This highly debated question was discussed by 350 participants from 80 countries at a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Rome in May 2007.
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Walking the Enviromental Talk
It's one thing to talk the talk; it's quite another to walk it. What would you be willing to give up to save the environment?
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Modern Mud Huts
It's no wonder straw bale, rammed earth, and hempcrete homes are getting more popular: they're low maintenance, rodent-proof, fire-resistant, eco-friendly, and healthier than conventional houses.
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