The restriction, implemented by leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), will prevent the import of all GMO yellow corn for human consumption, a measure that will direly affect both U.S. farmers
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Virtually every urban-legend thaumaturgy argument about the evils of so-called “Frankenfoods” has been debunked by real scientific research and peer-review evidence
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is “pawning” Mexico’s future with his “preference for improvisation,” according to economist, author and journalist Jorge Suarez Velez in his weekly column for Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Thursday, Aug. 25. This “improvisation,” according to Suarez Velez, is manifested in López Obrador’s penchant for promoting his friends “without experience or
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By KELIN DILLON After recent adjustments, members of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies will now be allowed to receive more than 234,000 pesos per month in stipends without paying taxes, triple their mensual salary and standing in stark contrast to the funding decrease of the nation’s cultural and scientific sectors. Some 330 deputies receive paid airplane tickets to travel across
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt), through its newly revised code of conduct, has ordered its members and researchers to not publicly criticize the organization without first going through its press office. The new terms will require that researchers “refrain from issuing negative or unfavorable comments or opinions on the agency’s policies or programs.” The
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It has been called the Fountain of Youth for the 21st century, and is one of the most important ingredients in modern skincare products. In fact, hyaluronic acid — which is a naturally occurring substance in the human body that can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water — has become the gold standard for
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Three years after Mexican students were ranked last among 38 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in math, science and reading by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the country has apparently suspended the tests altogether. Tue Halgreen, a senior analyst at PISA headquarters in France, confirmed the suspension of field tests in Mexico
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