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If you're interested in the status and future of genetically modified food, this is a good read...it only features one perspective, as the author visited a lab that is using Crispr to make edits, but does a good job of citing all of the issues around the topic!

"The old conversation was acrimonious and emotional. The initial GM foods that Monsanto introduced in the 1990s were “transgenic,” meaning that biologists used genetic engineering to introduce foreign DNA, from an unrelated species, into the plant. Gene editing is much more analogous to older forms of mutagenesis such as irradiation and chemicals, though much less scattershot. Rather than creating random mutations, Crispr targets specific genes. (Editing that misses its mark is possible, though Lippman hasn’t detected any in his work.) That is why plant scientists have been so eager to use it, and why the USDA regards gene-­edited knockouts as similar to earlier mutagens and thus not requiring special regulation. (In the case of “knocking in,” or adding, a gene to crop plants, the USDA has indicated it will assess on a case-by-case basis.) Some European countries have banned GMOs, and the European Union has yet to issue a final judgment on gene-edited plants."

Crispr Can Speed Up Nature—and Change How We Grow Food It took thousands of years for humans to breed a pea-sized fruit into a beautiful beefsteak tomato. Now, with gene editing, scientists can change everything.

If you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, or have even just gone "too far" and food is a preoccupation, watch this! The amazing Heather Caplan of Lane 9 Project shares her story, and her expertise. There are so many people who can help!

Dietician details battle with orthorexia, obsession with eating healthy Registered dietician Heather Caplan joins Megyn Kelly TODAY with her story of how she allowed healthy eating and calorie-counting to take over her life. Caplan describes how she got into strict "food routines," experienced anxiety around traveling due to food availability, stopped menstruating -- an...

For your consideration! "Babies on earlier solids slept for up to 16 minutes longer per night, potentially giving parents about two extra hours of sleep per week.

Co-author of the study Dr Michael Perkin, from St George's, University of London, says small differences generated large benefits for parents. "Given that infant sleep directly affects parental quality of life, even a small improvement can have important benefits."

'Babies sleep better on solids' Giving solids as well as breast milk at three months resulted in fewer sleep problems for some babies.