Morning News Run
March 22, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Pentagon Preps Mind Fields – WIRED
Since 2000, Darpa, the Pentagon’s blue-sky research arm, has spearheaded a far-flung, nearly $70 million effort to build prototype cockpits, missile control stations and infantry trainers that can sense what’s occupying their operators’ attention, and adjust how they present information, accordingly.
Bad Science Used to ‘OK’ Cloned Food Group Says - AP via MSNBC
Federal health officials used a flawed analysis when they gave preliminary approval to food from cloned animals, a consumer group charged Wednesday.
Woman is Allergic to ‘Modern Living’ – Daily Mail UK
The 39-year-old is so sensitive to the electromagnetic field (emf) or ’smog’ created by computers, mobile phones, microwave ovens and even some cars, that she develops a painful skin rash and her eyelids swell to three times their size if she goes near them.
Teen Smoking Worsens Concentration Problems – Reuters via ABC News
Smoking during pregnancy is known to boost the risk of attention problems in children, but a study published on Wednesday suggests that teens who smoke and were also exposed to nicotine in the womb are even more impaired.
WHO Says TB Cases ‘Leveling Off’ – BBC
Cases of tuberculosis across the world appear to be “levelling off”, the World Health Organization says. However, the WHO warns the emergence of drug-resistant TB strains means cases could rise in the future.
