Superweeds!

In the I Told You So department, remember Monsanto and genetically-modified seeds? The way it works is the seeds are resistant to Roundup, Monsanto's weed-killer. Well, guess what? Just like we now have bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, we now have weeds that are resistant to Roundup.

One such weed can grow 3" a day, reach 7' tall, and can damage harvesting equipment.

So now farmers are having to till their ground with herbicides and use more herbicides to kill the weeds. And Monsanto is subsidizing the use of such herbicides rather than lose the sales of their modified seeds.

Who woulda thunk that plants cross-pollinate?!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html?pagewanted=all

http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/05/08/1336226/First-Superbugs-Now-Superweeds?art_pos=3

The new TSA body scanners? One TSA worker assaulted another after a training session.

Guy steps in to a scanner and another worker starts making fun of the size of his genitals. Guy assaults the other worker in the parking lot with a police baton.

No, the scanners don't reveal too much.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/TSA-Fracas-After-Body-Scanner-Reveals-TMI-92971929.html

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/05/07/1840204/TSA-Worker-Jailed-In-Body-Scan-Rage-Incident?art_pos=19