Mexico’s ban on tortillas made using GMO corn is an argument that can be tasted : NPR

Mexico will no longer allow tortillas to be made with genetically modified corn. This story involves a trade spat — worth billions — with the U.S. and a tradition that spans millennia.
— Read on www.npr.org/2023/07/03/1185864062/mexicos-ban-on-tortillas-made-using-gmo-corn-is-an-argument-that-can-be-tasted

‘We didn’t want to live in fear’: Exodus of workers begins as Florida’s extreme anti-immigrant law goes into effect – Raw Story – Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

Business owners in Florida are worried after Governor Ron DeSantis‘ new anti-immigrant law took effect on Saturday, forcing many migrant workers to flee the state and head north, to states like North Carolina and Georgia.“It was a very difficult decision, but we didn’t want to live in fear, so we mo…
— Read on www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-immigration-law-2662222307/

Researchers discover new weapon against antibiotic resistance — it also fights malaria | FIU News – Florida International University

FIU scientists discovered the first and only known natural arsenic-containing antibiotic to fight antibiotic resistance. Now, research reveals it can stop transmission of a deadly disease spreading in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years: malaria.

A team from FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine developed arsinothricin (AST) to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Lab tests proved AST effectively defeated the most notorious, including E. coli and Mycobacteria, which cause tuberculosis. Source: Researchers discover new weapon against antibiotic resistance — it also fights malaria | FIU News – Florida International University

Not so Pro-Life? As US Maternal Mortality Rates Surge, Idaho Abolishes Panel Investigating Deaths in Pregnancy

On July 1, Idaho becomes the only state without a legal requirement or specialized committee to review maternal deaths related to pregnancy.

The change comes after state lawmakers, in the midst of a national upsurge in maternal deaths, decided not to extend a sunset date for the panel set in 2019, when they established the state’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee, or MMRC.

Source: Not so Pro-Life? As US Maternal Mortality Rates Surge, Idaho Abolishes Panel Investigating Deaths in Pregnancy

Ein Dienstagslächeln …A Tuesday smile

Stella, oh, Stella

Drei junge Iren, die ich wirklich gut finde. Ein Kommentar zu diesem Video lautete: 2017 war dies eine komische Satire, 2022 ist das ein Dokumentarfilm.

… Three young Irish guys, whom I really like. One comment to this video was: in 2017 this was a Comedy Skit, in 2022 this is a Documentary.

Menschen sind wirklich seltsame Geschöpfe …

… Humans really are weird creatures …

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