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    April 19, 2012

    University of Minnesota graduate student defends controversial hamster sex drive study

    On Tuesday, we told you that the University of Minnesota made In Defense of Animals' most ridiculous animal research list for a recent study investigating the link between hamsters' diets and sex drives.Since then, we've heard from a number of folks concerned that the post didn't demonstrate suffici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    University of Minnesota makes most ridiculous animal research list

    A University of Minnesota study investigating how dieting affects the sex drive of hamsters has been singled out by In Defense of Animals as one of the most ridiculous animal experiments of 2011.IDA criticizes the experiment on two fronts -- one, as a waste of taxpayer funds, since the research was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Grant Schlager, Minnesota boy, is allergic to cold weather

    ​It's official -- people these days have allergies to everything.The latest example is little 11-year-old Grant Schlager of Austin, Minnesota. When Grant exposes his body to cold temperatures, he breaks out in hives. Swimming in cold water is basically a no-go. Even the simple pleasure of an icy s ... 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

    November 15, 2010

    Tim Pawlenty spouts "bull" on healthcare, Dave Durenberger says

    Tim Pawlenty, health care expert.​Tim Pawlenty, sorta-kinda running for president maybe, has been working hard on his Fox News soundbites. "I think Obamacare is one of the worst pieces of legislation passed in the modern history of the country," he told the fair and balanced network last week ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    University of Minnesota professor's research hijacked

    Dr. Gary Remafedi says ACP knew better

  • News

    February 3, 2010
  • News

    January 13, 2010

    Marijuana steadily creeps toward legalization

    Is D.C. finally ready to let us toke up?

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Benefit and Update On Cole Haakana

    Is D.C. finally ready to let us toke up?

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2007

    5/28 Morning Communiqué

    Is D.C. finally ready to let us toke up?

  • News

    March 9, 2005

    “They talk about freedom and values, but they really don't believe in representative government.”

    Former Minnesota Senator and lifelong Republican Dave Durenberger on the rise of the new Bush Republicans in Minnesota and elsewhere

  • News

    December 24, 2003

    Just the Facts?

    A national antiabortion movement infiltrates the state's health department

  • News

    October 16, 2002

    Don't Worry, Go Hunting

    Are efforts to allay concerns over mad deer disease driven by good science or vested interests?

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    Bitter Pills

    The AIDS drug Ziagen has brought healthy windfalls to the University of Minnesota and GlaxoSmithKline. But it isn't doing anything at all for the millions who are dying of the disease in Africa.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Sunfish Lake: The Phantom Menace

    NSP says its power-line project is just a routine upgrade. Scientists promise there's nothing to fear. But in this tony St. Paul suburb, there's talk of miscarriages, cancer, and lawsuits.

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    The New Sexual Revolution

    Kitchen Militia moms storm the stage, AIDS activists howl in the wings, born-again virgins recite their vows, and the fight over sex education in school turns into the hottest ticket in town

  • Books

    November 4, 1998

    Bad Blood

    This summer, Corky Maurer learned that he picked up hepatitis C in prison. And that's not the worst news.

  • News

    April 8, 1998

    Seeing Red

    A local teen finds himself up against a federal rule that permanently bans gay and bisexual men from donating blood.

  • News

    October 15, 1997

    Mall of Mammography

    Nordstrom is slated to open its in-store mammography clinic--for well-insured and cash-paying clients only--later this month. According to clinic supervisor Judy Johnson, many women are too busy to get mammograms. "But all women have time to shop."

  • 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 30, 1997

    Living Clean

    The Minnesota AIDS Project tries to shoot a clean-syringes provision through the Legislature.

  • News

    April 9, 1997

    Destroying the University to Save the University

    A long and rancorous effort to do away with tenure and run itself more like a business has set the University of Minnesota back for years to come.

  • News

    July 24, 1996

    UNTIL THE (MAD) COWS COME HOME

    A long and rancorous effort to do away with tenure and run itself more like a business has set the University of Minnesota back for years to come.

  • News

    July 17, 1996

    Bad Medicine

    A long and rancorous effort to do away with tenure and run itself more like a business has set the University of Minnesota back for years to come.

  • News

    October 4, 1995

    Collateral Damage

    Candice Roark was a healthy 20-year-old when she was sent to the Persian Gulf in 1991. Now she has a pacemaker, fainting spells, and a lot of unanswered questions about what made her and thousands of other soldiers sick.

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