AltWeeklies Wire
A Biologist Exposes the Dangers of bisphenol A and Earns the Wrath of the Plastic Industrynew
Missouri biologist Frederick vom Saal's willingness to speak frankly about his findings is alarming to the top five makers of bisphenol A: Dow Chemical, Bayer Material Science, Sunoco Chemicals, SABIC Innovative Plastics and Hexion Specialty Chemicals. And now, after years of quietly publishing studies in scientific journals and presenting papers at toxicological conventions, he is starting to be heard.
Xanga.com Cuts to the Heart of High School Darknessnew
Xanga.com software has become the blogging system of choice for the underage. On hyperpersonalized Web pages, teens obsess about suicide and sex and take the opportunity to harass each other.
