Word: humanity
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...regulators have approved dozens of genetically modified plants for human consumption. But if public pressure grows, it may be forced to go slower in the future. One possibility: the FDA could begin applying to g.m. foods the powers it already has to regulate food additives. As EDF's Goldburg explains, the proteins produced by new genes are in a sense additives as well--"and while food manufacturers intend food additives to be safe, every now and then they screw up." Even more likely, food producers will respond to the changing public mood by labeling their products as g.m.-free...
...tattooed teenagers who hang out at every mall in America probably don't realize it--and neither, undoubtedly, do their unsettled parents--but they belong to a tradition as old as recorded history--probably much older. Ever since our Neolithic ancestors invented art tens of thousands of years ago, humans have been painting, sculpting and otherwise decorating everything in sight. The human body is just the nearest and most intimate canvas. Says anthropologist Enid Schildkrout of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City: "There is no known culture in which people do not paint, pierce, tattoo, reshape...
During his stay, in a taut and almost unreadable scene, three black men attack Lucy, ransacking her home, shooting her dogs and taking turns with her. "Too many people, too few things," Lurie thinks afterward. "What there is must go into circulation ... Not human evil, just a vast circulatory system, to whose workings pity and terror are irrelevant. That is how one must see life in this country: in its schematic aspect. Otherwise one could...
...failures of the past century, sorting out which things can be done and which should not be. Our fate will depend on what we do of our own free will. What can we do to raise the standard of living in the U.S.? And what can we do about human rights, health care, education and a cleaner environment? Genuine change does not come from the government. Real change begins with ourselves. RICHARD D. MCKENNEY Lynn, Mass...
...Ayres' enlightening article "Will We Still Eat Meat?" [SPECIAL REPORT, Nov. 8], which envisions widespread vegetarianism in the imminent future, is compelling. The consumption of meat, poultry and fish has resulted in dire environmental and health ramifications for all. Vegetarianism is ideal for human dietary fortification, animal liberation and ecological conservation. Our imperiled planet will be the ultimate beneficiary of a humane, meatless diet. BRIEN COMERFORD Glenview...