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  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Arne Carlson on GOP U.S. House candidate Allen Quist: He's "really bizarre"

    Last week, Mother Jones published a fascinating profile of Republican Allen Quist, who will be competing this summer in a primary against state Sen. Mike Parry for the honor of doing battle with incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Walz this November.The title of the piece gives you a flavor for the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    "Pink slime" served up in school lunches

    It's enough to make Adam Sandler's song "Lunch Lady" sound like a utopian fantasy ("got no idea what the chicken pot pie is made of..."). Sadly, we do know what the hamburger patties served by the national school lunch program are made of, and it isn't pretty. A recent article from TheDaily.com re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Minnesota Catholic Conference: Say no to human cloning

    The Minessota Catholic Conference opposes the plot of this movie.​The Minnesota Catholic Conference is taking a stand against human cloning. At the moment, it's not clear who's on the other side of this issue, but they still seem pretty fired up about it.In a message to members, the MCC is telling ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    Midwest Rebels!

    The Minessota Catholic Conference opposes the plot of this movie.​The Minnesota Catholic Conference is taking a stand against human cloning. At the moment, it's not clear who's on the other side of this issue, but they still seem pretty fired up about it.In a message to members, the MCC is telling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Scientist trying to grow meat in a lab--to keep cows off spaceships?

    We prefer grass-fed...​At the Medical University of South Carolina, Vladimir Mironov, an M.D. and Ph.D, is trying hard to grow meat. Yes, you read that right--he's bioengineering the stuff--or at this point, animal skeletal muscle tissue--in a small lab in Charleston at the school. According to an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: October 11-15, 2010

    Fall, we can't quit you.​It's been a stellar week at the Hot Dish, where food and drink are foremost in our hearts. Check out a few of the week's top posts:~In the great big world of food blogs, which are the deemed the foodiest? Let Mo Perry help you find the best recipes, food porn, and more wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    D'Amico Kitchen's Justin Frederick: Chef Chat, Part 1

    The Chambers Hotel, where D'Amico Kitchen is run by chef Justin Frederick.​Justin Frederick, who took over D'Amico Kitchen at Chambers Hotel this summer, became a chef in a simpler, or at least cheaper, time. Comparing himself to recent culinary school graduates who emerge with tens of thousan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2010

    Diavolo

    The Chambers Hotel, where D'Amico Kitchen is run by chef Justin Frederick.​Justin Frederick, who took over D'Amico Kitchen at Chambers Hotel this summer, became a chef in a simpler, or at least cheaper, time. Comparing himself to recent culinary school graduates who emerge with tens of thousan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Minnesota company issues widespread recall

    Peanut butter, salsa and several cheese products are the subject of a widespread recall over listeria concerns.

  • News

    December 16, 2009

    Readers respond to our Jesse Ventura cover

    Peanut butter, salsa and several cheese products are the subject of a widespread recall over listeria concerns.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Brock Lesnar recovering from bacterial infection in his intestinal tract

    "He's in stable condition and should be released soon," UFC President Dana White said.

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    Sister Stories

    "He's in stable condition and should be released soon," UFC President Dana White said.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Salmonella? E. Coli? You're on your own

    The New York Times reports that food companies are increasintly unable to guarantee the safety of their frozen food products. Zoinks!

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Awesome Snakes

    The New York Times reports that food companies are increasintly unable to guarantee the safety of their frozen food products. Zoinks!

  • Restaurants

    February 11, 2009

    Oyster extravaganza!

    Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    Christine Baeumler: Lost Menagerie

    Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    "I'm Scared. I'm not scared": My two-year-old reviews Walking With Dinosaurs

    Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2008

    Michael Medved: American DNA is best ... except for those pesky slaves and their bad genes

    Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2008

    Cafe Scientifique: Can Darwin Make You Healthy?

    Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2008

    Lynn Fellman: DNA Portraits

    Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come

  • Music

    December 26, 2007

    Your Brain on Music

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2007

    3 Questions for BioBlitz coordinator Jennifer Menkin

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • Unknown

    November 8, 2006

    The Straight Dope®

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • Unknown

    September 20, 2006

    The Straight Dope®

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • Unknown

    August 16, 2006

    The Straight Dope®

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2006

    Press release of the day: Don't shit yourself for St. Paddy's this year

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    The Mad Scientist

    Biologist and blogger PZ Myers speaks out on the war on science, intelligent design, and the sexual habits of giant squid

  • Restaurants

    September 28, 2005

    Put Down What You're Eating

    A new movie looks at our unhealthy appetite for Frankenfoods

  • Art

    February 11, 2004

    Venus In Blue Genes

    If God didn't create a glowing dog, why can't art?

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Cut the Crap

    Sewage sludge: Fertilizer or public menace?

  • Books

    November 21, 2001

    Publish or Perish

    With its Series of Ecological Books, Milkweed Editions Aspires to Save the Natural World

  • Books

    September 19, 2001

    Terrorism Today

    A primer on avoiding yesterday's war

  • Books

    August 1, 2001

    Brave Moo World

    The Minnesota Zoo showcases a designer dairy

  • Books

    September 27, 2000

    A Rice by Any Other Name

    The University of Minnesota's genetic research on wild rice goes against the grain

  • Books

    April 26, 2000

    Agribusiness as Usual?

    At the University of Minnesota's farm school, discord blooms over budget cuts and the biotech bonanza

  • News

    July 14, 1999

    The Gene Sifters

    Never mind fingerprints--state law-enforcement officials want blood

  • Movies

    March 24, 1999

    The Big One

    A visit to the lost world of Steven Spielberg

  • Feature

    March 1, 1999

    Too Much of a Good Thing?

    Parents, pediatricians, and the growing threat of childhood antibiotic resistance

  • Books

    January 27, 1999

    Roger McDonald: Mr. Darwin's Shooter

    Parents, pediatricians, and the growing threat of childhood antibiotic resistance

  • Books

    November 4, 1998

    Let Them Eat Sludge Cake

    A new plan for disposing of metro-area sewage has critics crying foul

  • News

    March 11, 1998

    Rude Awakenings

    Carol Dresel has restless-legs syndrome. Coy Replogle flails around and whacks his wife. Local sleep researchers hope to put such nightmares to rest-- and find out what dreams are made of.

  • Feature

    February 1, 1998

    D-N-GAY?

    Steven Epstein separates the biology from the bias in Timothy F. Murphy's Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research

  • News

    October 1, 1997

    Lone Wolf No More

    The timber wolf, along with baby harp seals, was an environmental-movement poster child. But biologists have found wolves don't need wilderness to prosper. They need, simply, something to eat and to be more or less left alone.

  • News

    July 30, 1997

    Adieu, Fairview

    The arrival of managed health care at the University of Minnesota's medical clinics may mean research opportunities will dry up. As a result, many doctors are leaving the university for private practice.

  • News

    April 9, 1997

    Genes Will Tell

    The arrival of managed health care at the University of Minnesota's medical clinics may mean research opportunities will dry up. As a result, many doctors are leaving the university for private practice.

  • News

    December 18, 1996

    Soy Genes

    The arrival of managed health care at the University of Minnesota's medical clinics may mean research opportunities will dry up. As a result, many doctors are leaving the university for private practice.

  • News

    October 9, 1996

    The Vanishing Pool

    On two farms in Iowa, preservationists are fighting a battle against the disappearance of countless plant and animal breeds. If they lose, the costs to the planet could be incalculable.

  • News

    August 28, 1996

    GENES, DESTINY, AND BIG BROTHER

    UM Professor David Lykken has spent his career studying the role of nature and nurture in shaping people. And he believes his research shows the best society would be one in which the state decides who gets to have children.
    by Jennifer Vogel

  • News

    May 22, 1996

    Losing It

    UM Professor David Lykken has spent his career studying the role of nature and nurture in shaping people. And he believes his research shows the best society would be one in which the state decides who gets to have children.
    by Jennifer Vogel

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    The Age of Plagues

    It wasn't that long ago that medicine declared a victory over infectious disease. Now a raft of new and mutating bugs are at the door, and a declining public health system is in no shape to fight them.

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