Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are a broad group of plants, animals and bacteria that are engineered for a wide variety of applications ranging from agricultural production to scientific research. We’re not talking plumcots here.
The potential health impact of modified plants on animals and humans is by far the most significant concern. In the past we’ve seen the horrific, negative impact of herbicides like Agent Orange and pesticides such as DDT on animals and humans.
One thing is certain as California heads for a new health insurance era under the Affordable Health Care Act, better known as Obamacare: Almost all parts of the state will need more medical professionals to serve the additional 2 million to 4 million newly insured Californians
A couple of years ago, I wrote about a newly discovered deep sea mollusk named bathymodiolus nancyschneiderae. The creature was named in honor of longtime Poway resident Nancy Schneider.
Last week, a hummingbird flew into my home through a screen door left open. He flew this way and that, then headed straight for the sunlight shining through a skylight above my bed. And there he got stuck.
I’ve never been one to gloat, but I told you so. Last year when the Democrats managed to achieve a super majority in both houses of the California Legislature I predicted that the legislative agenda would become more absurd and irrelevant while the state’s major problems would go unattended, keeping the state on a path toward financial disaster.
Recently, Time magazine emblazoned its cover with the headline “How to Cure Cancer” and suggested, perhaps a bit too breathlessly, that major breakthroughs were just around the corner. There is reason for optimism.
Without delving into the complaints and cross-complaints, I admit that my initial reaction is to support some Common Core Standards.
Any discussion of sequestration should start with the question “Was sequestration a good idea in the first place?”
I agree with Dick Lyles and President Obama that sequestration was a bad idea. It was designed to be. It is the fiscal equivalent of the Cold War mutually assured destruction or MAD concept.
