Seattle P-I: More than 300 people are ill from eating at an Olive Garden in Indianapolis. But signs are pointing to a toxic employee, not a bacteria.
The Observer (UK): Think GMO foods are scary? Wait ’til you get a load of the “nano foods” in the pipeline. This mammoth feature will make your hair stand on end.
San Jose Mercury News: Stanford U. scientists have sent E. coli into space. Not because they’re sick of the trouble it’s causing California growers, but because its behavior may help determine the effect outer space conditions have on human beings.
Bloomberg.com: U.S. agriculture subsidies for 2005 represent a four-year high, thanks in part to effects of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters.
Gristmill: A Wisconsin man struck and killed a seven-legged, hermaphroditic deer, according to AP reports.
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