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FDA Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations Warns 23andMe

FDA Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations Warns 23andMe

Nov 26 2013 | comment(s)

Google money magic can only take you so far with the federal government. 

23andMe, the highest profile genetic testing company, co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, has gotten a warning letter from the FDA. The problem? They don't disclose how accurate they are, but they claim all kinds of awareness benefits that make them look a lot like a medical device.
Can The Government Afford To Do Drug Research?

Can The Government Afford To Do Drug Research?

Nov 23 2013 | comment(s)

Americans have had it good.

Drug companies have consistently produced new products that have done terrific things, but they are hated by much of the public, to such an extent that marijuana advocates have not only invented medical benefits for cannabis, they think Mexican drug cartels are more ethical than Merck. We only have no issue with the the reality that drug companies are going to be sued at some point no matter how well the products work.

Then there is the political grandstanding of politicians and an increasingly hostile regulatory environment.
New Hampshire Legislators Not Buying Anti-GMO Scare Tactics

New Hampshire Legislators Not Buying Anti-GMO Scare Tactics

Nov 18 2013 | comment(s)

If biology fear mongers can't get referendums (let's vote on science!) passed in states like California and Washington where, let's face it, evidence-based thinking about science left long ago, what chance do they have in more politically moderate states? 

Not much, at least in New Hampshire. 

A well-funded effort by Gary Hirshberg, he of the organic giant Hirshberg’s Stonyfield Farms, failed to alarm lawmakers, who instead said that warning labels on GMO foods, in defiance of every scientific body's statements, would be a "rush to judgment", notes National Grange legislative director Grace Boatright.
EPA Scales Back Its Flawed Ethanol Mandate

EPA Scales Back Its Flawed Ethanol Mandate

Nov 18 2013 | comment(s)

Throughout the 1990s, environmentalists insisted that ethanol was the wave of our energy future. Vice-President Al Gore even famously broke a tie in the Senate to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to push its use.
What Do Climate Scientists And Republicans Agree On? Nuclear Power

What Do Climate Scientists And Republicans Agree On? Nuclear Power

Nov 15 2013 | comment(s)

In the first decade of the 21st century, blogging really took off. In America, it was embraced by the technologically progressive left and therefore immediately exploited as a marketing tool against the right.
Organic Food Shoppers - Part Of The .01 Percent

Organic Food Shoppers - Part Of The .01 Percent

Nov 14 2013 | comment(s)

Talking about "the 1 percent" has become a popular pastime, though usually the person doing the talking means someone else - outside TV commercials no one ever cops to being The Man.(1) Protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement meant it about rich, which investment bankers, for example, so they dutifully ignored the opulent wealth of Kanye West and his $355 t-shirt, Balmain jeans, Givenchy plaid and gold chains when he visited to show support for their cause.

While he buys t-shirts to wear for $355 he only sells his own brand to young fans for $120 each. See? He is such a giver and therefore not part of the 1 percent.