"Genetically modified foods are as safe as the conventional ones, but require more testing on long-term safety and the effects on the environment, a UN official has said in Nairobi." I've lost the plot here. If they as safe, why do they require more testing? And GM pollen has set a new world record, a feat impossile to measure without GM.

From the Silver Lining Department: 'Shroom boom.

(All links, and jokes, courtesy Luigi. When does he sleep?)

18 September 2016: Two items removed, because the links are rotten and I've no energy to find them.

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