UPDATED 11:37 7/21/2012, It's FDA Week! But not in a good way. FDA was revealed to have spied extensively on its scientists and also science journalists and politicians. The agency counterpunched by approving high-profile drugs for preventing HIV infection and promoting weight loss and treating myeloma and breast cancer.. It also banned BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups although there is no BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups.
SciAm's new blog network is up, with 55 swell bloggers. How can the rest of us get any work done? A new autism twin study says environment matters more than genes, but others don't agree. Does which one matters more really matter?