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...time, the reaction to a genetically engineered type of corn called Bt corn was thought to be very good, since it produced a natural toxin that killed corn borers, and allowed farmers to forgo the use of insecticides. On Thursday, however, a Cornell University laboratory study published in the journal Nature announced some bad news: The corn produces a wind-borne pollen that can kill monarch butterflies if they ingest it. As for the future of genetically engineered crops, the finding has raised concern, but scientists are not yet ready to sound the alarm bell full blast...
...most scathing recent criticism along these lines was particularly painful. Peter Krogh, who had been her close friend and mentor when he was dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service during her tenure there, wrote two weeks ago in the Wall Street Journal, "I cannot recall a time when our foreign policy was in less competent hands." The bombing of Iraq has only entrenched Saddam Hussein's power. The bombing of Serbia has likewise entrenched Milosevic and contributed to a refugee debacle. To make matters worse, these involvements have come at the expense of America's primary strategic...
Much of the controversy stems from the test's effectiveness in early detection. But its greatest value lies in its ability to help men who already have prostate cancer--a value that was enhanced last week with the publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association of the first detailed study of the natural history of prostate cancer. Researchers from Johns Hopkins used data from the study to develop a formula that gives patients the most precise estimate yet of their chances of surviving a future recurrence...
Sources--Good News: New England Journal of Medicine (5/6/99); 1 & 2; Bad News: American Urological Association meeting; New England Journal of Medicine (5/6/99...
What could be more reassuring to a young child than going to sleep with a light on? A new study to be published Thursday in the journal Nature suggests the common practice may not be such a good idea. Research from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of Phildelphia indicates that children who regularly sleep with the light on before they reach the age of two exhibit a higher rate of developing myopia, or nearsightedness, later in life. In fact, says the team, the more intense the light, the greater the chance of myopia...