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  1. Health & Medicine

    USDA gives nod to irradiating meats

    The federal government approved food irradiation, the only technology known to kill an especially lethal strain of bacteria, for use on raw meats.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    This roe’s got a fish-E surprise

    Scientists discovered a potent, new form of vitamin E, an antioxidant, in fish adapted for life in cold water.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Health & Medicine

    The salmon that went moo

    People allergic to milk products could face potentially life-threatening risks by eating casein-treated fish.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Animals

    Who’s on first with hummingbird bills

    A survey of 166 hummingbird species links sex differences in bill length to sex differences in plumage and to breeding behavior.