Prominent Valley attorney dies of rare brain disease (The Arizona Republic) T. Michael Daggett died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, so rare it literally strikes one in a million. [News Source]

Strange fruit: Could genetically modified foods offer a solution to the world’s food crisis? (Independent) How much do you spend each week on food? It depends on how much you earn, of course. But roughly speaking, the average Briton devotes around 7 to 10 per cent of their income to titillating their taste buds. Yet it's different if you're poor – and very different if you're very poor. If you'd been unlucky enough to be born in parts of Africa, Asia or Latin America you could be spending 50 or even ... [News Source]

Disease expert spins a page-turning tale (Ancaster News) The best thing about Ancaster resident Ross Pennie’s first medical thriller is the news there’s two more novels in the works. [News Source]

USDA is considering mandatory livestock ID. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is weighing whether to make a voluntary animal identification program for the nation's livestock mandatory and will soon take public comment on the issue. [News Source]