Cloned cats not exact copies say Texas A&M researchers
Rainbow and her clone Cc differ in coat and temperament showing clone DNA does not guarantee identical appearance or behavior. Experts note environment shapes personality and warn cloning will not replace shelter cats or create true duplicates. Genetic Savings & Clone stored pet DNA samples costing 895 to 1395 dollars.
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College Station
Texas
Rainbow
Wayne Pacelle
The
Humane Society
Texas A&m University
Genetic Savings & Clone
Nature
A&m
Duane Kraemer
Pacelle
Humane Society of the United States
Study links early marijuana use to harder drugs in twins
Australian twin study finds early marijuana smokers up to five times more likely than their siblings to progress to harder drugs, including opiates and hallucinogens. Researchers note genetics may play a smaller role, but study limits include self reports and unresolved causality.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
National Institutes of Health
Michael Lynskey
Denise Kandel
Columbia University
Psychiatry Department
Private labs in fraud probe over environmental tests
Federal investigators say private laboratories increasingly falsified tests on water, gasoline, soil, and underground tanks, undermining environmental safeguards. Officials note labs conspired with clients, affecting clean air and water compliance and hazardous waste cleanup decisions.
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Washington
Associated Press
David Uhlmann
Justice Department
EPA
Nikki Tinsley
Study shows large meal portions grow in homes and eateries
A UNC Chapel Hill study in JAMA finds American portions rose from the 1970s to the 1990s across foods like hamburgers, burritos, fries and sodas, both at home and in restaurants. Researchers note home portions now rival and exceed typical servings, contributing to rising obesity rates.
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Chicago
McDonald’s
Margo Wootan
The
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Wootan
Center
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Journal of the American Medical Association
Samara Joy Nielsen
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
University of North Carolina
U.S.D.A
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