Trevor Butterworth

The CDC Goes To War Against Wine

forbes.com — The May 2 editorial in Pennsylvania's Scranton Times Tribune, said it all: "Perdition just a vote away." The plan by Governor Tom Corbett to end the state's monopoly on wine and spirits sales has triggered hellish prognostications from a constellation of groups who argue that the best way to prevent [...]

DDT and Sucralose: A Case Study in Chemophobia

blogs.scientificamerican.com — Recently I met with several chemists to discuss chemophobia. The discussion was light-hearted for the most part, but the topic was something important to each of us. It's a topic that just about every blogger within the chemistry community has written about at one point or another.

Chechens in U.S. Feel Exposed and Embarrassed

nytimes.com — NEEDHAM, Mass. - Four days after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ali Tepsurkaev was at work on a construction site in Nantucket when his boss approached him to deliver the news: the two prime suspects had been identified as ethnic Chechens.

Fetus Not Vulnerable to BPA, Government Study Shows

foodsafetynews.com — An ongoing government research project has produced strong evidence that bisphenol-A, or BPA, ingested by a pregnant mother does not pose a risk to the fetus.