What’s on: week starting Friday, September 24 Friday, September 24 * ”THE LODGER”, screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s silent classic with live music by the six piece Homonie Band, at ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre. [News Source]

Something could be fishy The environmental risks need further study before AquaBounty Technologies is allowed to market its super-salmon. Salmon that have been genetically engineered to grow twice as fast as wild salmon are not ready for an appearance on the American dinner plate. An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was wise to push back this week against what looked like fast-track approval of ... [News Source]

Alpacas, llamas, sheep raised for fiber Alpacas and llamas bat their curly eyelashes and lean forwardwith their long, fluffy necks, peering over the fence at Ranch ofthe Oaks in Cebada Canyon. A group of Icelandic sheep rest in theshade of a nearby tree. [News Source]

Dr. Paul Donohue: Broken heart is more than just a figure of speech Dear Dr. Donohue: Last December, my husband called the paramedics when I did not respond to him. They rushed me to the hospital when I began convulsing. I have no recollection of any of this. When I woke one week later, I was in the ICU. [News Source]

Fish or frankenfish? FDA weighs altered salmon Genetically engineered salmon that grows twice as fast as the conventional fish appears to be safe, an advisory committee told the Food and Drug Administration Monday. But they argued that more testing may be needed before it is served on the nation's dinner tables. Food and Drug Administration - Salmon - Fish - Science and Technology - Biotechnology [News Source]

Egg recall: DeCoster defense says it’s complicated The father and son at the center of this summer’s salmonella outbreak tried to shift responsibility for the problems at their Iowa egg farms, at one point blaming the Iowa weather, as lawmakers grilled them today on the cause of the contamination. [News Source]

Dr. Donohue: Broken heart not just a figure of speech Dear Dr. Donohue: In December, my husband called the paramedicswhen I did not respond to him. They rushed me to the hospital whenI began convulsing. I have no recollection of any of this. When Iwoke one week later, I was in the ICU. I was told that I had brokenheart syndrome. I also was told it has to do with blood pressure.Can you confirm that there is such a thing? - A. [News Source]

Frankenfish — genetically modified salmon — take food and ecology to a new level The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears close to approving the 'frankenfish' salmon. That raises all sorts of questions. [News Source]

Frankenfish — genetically modified salmon — take food and ecology to a new level Today, the “frankenfish” – a genetically modified salmon. Tomorrow, a “frankenpig”? [News Source]

Government weighs safety of eating lab-spawned lunkers WASHINGTON — Fish or frankenfish? A Massachusetts company wants to market a genetically engineered version of Atlantic salmon, and regulators are weighing the request. If approval is given, it would be the first time the government allowed such modified animals to join the foods that go onto the nation’s dinner tables. [News Source]