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The blog, Rael the Prophet, reports on an article in the UK Telegraph about a research on a genetically engineered tear-free onion being collaboratively conducted by researchers from Japan and the New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research. We're all aware how teary an onion can be if mishandled when chopping. To men and women who spend considerable amounts of time cooking, this, definitely is news worth celebrating.

In addition to ridding onion of the gene that causes teary effects on our eyes, these researchers promise that this new variety will be sweeter and healthier.

What an exciting research? Indeed, it has generated quite a buzz. The journal Onion World, in its December edition, has featured this work, which is being piloted by Dr. Colin Eady. The popular environmental blog Environmental Grafita gleefully proclaims, GM onions means no more tears, with sarcasm:

Anti-GMO activists may soon be tearing up after a New Zealand company announced the development of a genetically modified tear free onion.

I can't also wait to see their [anti-biotech activists] reactions. Instead of inserting a foreign gene into the onion, which has been the practice in crop genetic engineering, researchers in this project will be working to suppress the gene that makes onions teary.

The key is not to introduce a foreign gene but to silence one using a phenomenon called RNA interference. By stopping sulphur compounds from being converted to the tearing agent and redirecting them into compounds responsible for flavour and health, the process could even improve the onion.

So, which direction will the debate on safety of this new onion variety take? We're always told there's no guarantee of safety of genes inserted into crops such as corn, cotton, or soya. Will the anti-biotech groups now claim removing a gene from a crop, and onion onion for that matter, will compromise human health and the environment? Let's wait for the debate to start.

James Wachai specializes in agricultural biotechnology communication.

Perhaps you have heard of the Seismic Creep Theories, they are indeed quite interesting, but are not acknowledged by most Geo or Earth Scientists presently. Indeed they are someone hard to prove, although those who believe them say the evidence is obvious, and overwhelming. The Theory stems from a basic premise that the Earth is Expanding, which is similar in nature to the Pangaea Continent Theories of Earth's ancient past.

In studying this theory, which appears to be quite plausible, I asked those who are pushing this concept to the scientific forefront if they have ever considered that we might be able to use Steven Wolfram's Mathematica concepts to prove the theory to some degree. The reason I say this is because it appears to me that erosion is predictable in patterns. So once you know the erosion factor, anything else is an anomaly of another sort, thus something else; perhaps seismic creep.

Still, even with the seismic creep theory, or the similar current continental drift theories, the measurements are difficult to see and the larger jumps caused by noticeable events, such as for instance Earthquakes, where we can see them on the surface or feel them under our feet - they are not often enough for us to plot out an exact past. Forensic Earth Science, should be able to accurately measure into the future, thus guess the past through inference, but they cannot know for sure.

Some of these big events might be happening a lot more rapidly in certain time periods? Maybe due to Earth wobbling, buffeting in space, increased gravity, after all the Earth would be zero or negative gravity in the center, pulling itself outward in all directions, leaving space inside, cavities, or less dense than we think? The Earth could very well be expanding, it is well within the laws of planetary physics.

If so, then the Seismic Creep Theory holds water, and speaking of water, this would mean that the water would be receding not flooding the continent, like the Sci Fi apocalyptic movie; Inconvenient Truth. Of course, now we are getting into politics and new paradigm of pay-as you-go or pay-for-the-results you want scientific studies, and well, I just will not go there with you today.

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A small caviomorph rodent native to Chile is the Degu. The caviomorphs are characterized by their large heads, plump bodies, slender legs and short tails. They are also distinguished by the formation of their jaws and massafer muscles. The degu is sometimes also called the glitter-tailed rat though it is not related to the rat family.

The rodents are highly social creatures living in burrows. They dig together communally to make larger and more elaborate burrows than what they could do individually also. There are chains formed by degus digging together and coordinating their activities. The social behavior is also observed in case of the females who live in the same group who not only nest communally but also nurse the young of each other.

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The degus can indeed become very tame if handled from an early age. It is best however that they be kept with other degus as they are social animals. These are playful creatures and are active during the daytime i.e. they are diurnal.

If encaged, the degus need a large cage. A couple of degus ought to be kept in a cage that has the minimum length, breadth and height of 24 inches, 18 inches and 24 inches respectively. The larger the cage the better it is. The cage should be made of wire so that the degus who are avid chewers cannot chew and damage the cage. However, the floor should not be made of wire and should be solid and shelves and ledges should also be made of solid material. This will ensure that the degus do not have foot problems.

It is important that a solid surface exercise wheel is introduced in the cage of the degus. There can be thick branches placed in the cage helping the degus climb on to them and chew them for fun and exercise. There can also be placed thick cotton ropes for climbing purposes. Within the cage the use of ceramic dishes that are chew proof and a water bottle with sipper tube with chew guard is required. Since degus love to chew very much some chew toys can also be placed in the cages.

The degus need regular dust baths to keep their skin and coat in good condition. So, a shallow bowl is to be placed in their cage with an inch or two of sand a couple of times per week and left for around half an hour for the degus to enjoy sand bathing.

To feed the degus high quality of chinchilla or guinea pig pellets can be given together with rodent blocks. Grass hay like timothy hay should be made available for munching of the degus all the time. A little of alfalfa hay can also be provided. Small hay racks to keep the hay stocked can be arranged for in the cage. Fresh vegetables may also be given to the degus preferably in small quantities because otherwise they may be causing diarrhea. The vegetables which are members of the cabbage family should be fed in very small quantities if not avoided altogether. The water in the bottles placed should be changed on a regular basis.

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