2:31 PM
Del Mar-based wind energy company is building a $1.2 billion, 500 megawatt wind farm in Washington state. Part of that electricity was leased to Southern California (LA, Anaheim, and Riverside) utilities for $547 million over 20 years:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/10/del-mar-firm-closes-547-million-wind-deal/
Researchers have created a growth curve for the brain, so pediatricians may soon track brain size like they track the height and weight of kids. This can enable doctors to detect a variety of diseases, so brain scans may be a regular part of children's annual checkups:
http://news.discovery.com/human/brain-scans-child-development.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
Questions have been raised about a genetically modified salmon that the FDA is about to approve. This would be the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption and has resulted in scrutiny over impacts on the environment, evolution and the future of food:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/fish-salmon-genetically-modified.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/10/del-mar-firm-closes-547-million-wind-deal/
Researchers have created a growth curve for the brain, so pediatricians may soon track brain size like they track the height and weight of kids. This can enable doctors to detect a variety of diseases, so brain scans may be a regular part of children's annual checkups:
http://news.discovery.com/human/brain-scans-child-development.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
Questions have been raised about a genetically modified salmon that the FDA is about to approve. This would be the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption and has resulted in scrutiny over impacts on the environment, evolution and the future of food:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/fish-salmon-genetically-modified.html