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...what's the difference between patenting a small bacteria that eats oil slicks and patenting a small white mouse that develops cancer? Both are tools created by man for the use of man. Mankind has been hybridizing plants and cattle for centuries for profit. It would be a foolish, backward step to prevent us from using biological aids to better the environment and the human condition...
...biotechnology labs across the country, researchers hailed the decision as long overdue. Last week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Harvard University for the development of a genetically engineered mouse. Although plants and bacteria have been patented for years, the Harvard award was the first ever for an animal. On Capitol Hill, however, angry Congressmen promptly called for a two-year halt to any future animal patents until the risks and benefits can be better assessed. Fumed Republican Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon: "The Patent Office is playing fast and loose with a serious issue...
Experiments with eggs that have been deliberately infected have shown that frying them sunny-side up, without flipping them over, does not kill all the bacteria; the eggs had to be fried three minutes on each side. Other recipes also need altering, probably to the cook's despair: boiling requires seven minutes to ensure safety, poaching five, and omelets must be cooked until no liquid remains. Restaurateurs may balk at such guidelines. Says John Benson, of Manhattan's Mme. Romaine de Lyon, which offers 500 types of omelet: "I certainly can't make an omelet well done or dry unless...
Most disturbing is that the Northeast outbreaks, affecting 2,119 people and killing eleven of them, struck despite precautions taken specifically to keep the bacteria at bay. Because chickens frequently harbor salmonella in their intestines and contaminate eggshells with their droppings, cracked eggs cannot be sold to retail markets. To pass state and federal inspections, intact ones must be washed with disinfectant before they are shipped. Nonetheless, all the food-poisoning cases blamed on eggs were traced to the grade-A variety, which had been washed and inspected for cracks. This finding has led researchers to suggest that the bacteria...
...moment, explaining just how the bacteria are transmitted is less important than informing people of the risks and how to reduce them. "There's no reason to stop eating eggs -- they are one of the most excellent sources of nutrition," says Dr. Dale Morse of the New York State health department. But, he stresses, eggs should be cooked, because heat destroys salmonella. Recipes that call for fresh raw eggs -- eggnog, Caesar-salad dressing and mayonnaise -- are out. (But packaged varieties of these foods are safe, because commercial producers use pasteurized eggs, which are not commonly available to consumers.) In addition...