The “invented persona” behind the GISAID viral sequence database(science.org)

98 points by Metacelsus 3 years ago | 40 comments

The Contradictions of Sam Altman(wsj.com)

279 points by mfiguiere 3 years ago | 295 comments

The Contradictions of Sam Altman(wsj.com)

39 points by lxm 3 years ago | 64 comments

The Hofmann Wobble: Wikipedia and the problem of historical memory(harpers.org)

31 points by pepys 2 years ago | 14 comments

The NASA engineer who made the James Webb Space Telescope work (2022)(wsj.com)

88 points by EndXA 2 years ago | 22 comments

An ultra-sensitive on-off switch helps axolotls regrow limbs(scopeblog.stanford.edu)

150 points by gmays 3 years ago | 70 comments

Lead poisoning causes more death, IQ loss than thought: study(medicalxpress.com)

416 points by wglb 3 years ago | 399 comments

Medical Xpress news article on a study finding lead poisoning causes far more deaths and IQ loss worldwide than previously estimated.

Lead pigment in turmeric is the culprit in a global poisoning mystery (2024)(npr.org)

337 points by perihelions 1 year ago | 162 comments

NPR Goats and Soda article and radio segment on how lead chromate pigment added to turmeric was traced as a cause of lead poisoning from Bangladesh to New York.

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods(bloomberg.com)

371 points by toomuchtodo 1 year ago | 502 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that the US FDA will ban the cancer-linked artificial food coloring Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods.

EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices(foodwatch.org)

489 points by john-titor 4 months ago | 267 comments

Foodwatch news article reporting that pesticides banned in the EU were found in rice, tea and spices sold to consumers.

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy(news.cornell.edu)

411 points by giuliomagnifico 9 months ago | 748 comments

Cornell Chronicle article on research finding that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are associated with reductions in Americans' grocery and food purchases.