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​ “The field of epi­ge­net­ics, and more specif­i­cally that of microRNAs, is still lit­tle researched and offers many pos­si­ble bio­med­ical appli­ca­tions.” “In addi­tion, the area of nutrige­nomics and per­son­al­ized nutri­tion is cur­rently boom­ing and I think that the pos­si­bil­ity of pre­vent­ing cer­tain dis­eases thanks to some bioac­tive foods such as olive oil is won­der­ful and very wor­thy of fur­ther study,” she added. Researchers are cur­rently seek­ing new ways to pro­mote ben­e­fi­cial epigenomes and sup­press harm­ful one...

Action on asset forfeiture in the Congress, and in Alabama and Arizona. (Creative Commons) Marijuana Policy Federal Bill to Study Impacts of Marijuana Legalization Filed. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have filed a bill that would create a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study into the impacts and effects of state-legalized medicinal and non-medicinal marijuana programs. The Marijuana Data Collection Act is also being filed in the House by Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK).  It would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney Gener...

Action on asset forfeiture in the Congress, and in Alabama and Arizona. (Creative Commons) Marijuana Policy Federal Bill to Study Impacts of Marijuana Legalization Filed. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have filed a bill that would create a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study into the impacts and effects of state-legalized medicinal and non-medicinal marijuana programs. The Marijuana Data Collection Act is also being filed in the House by Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK). It would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, t...

Martha McCoy Share: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan, and the tsunami that subsequently struck Japan caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. This natural disaster resulted in approximately 16,000 deaths, hundreds of thousands of evacuees, and vast devastation to buildings and infrastructure. In addition to this human loss and suffering, the tsunami substantially exacerbated a global pollution problem that threatens wildlife, the environment, the economy, navigation safety, and potentially human health: marine debris. The tsunami carried ...

The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 has been introduced in both houses of Congress. The act would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 and phase out the tipped worker minimum wage of $2.13. The nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute (EPI) notes that the federal minimum wage has not changed for a decade — the longest it has remained the same since the minimum wage was established in 1938. According to the EPI, the increase would affect some 32 million workers, representing 21% of the U.S. workforce. Not only would the change overwhelmingly benefit essential workers, it would wo...