WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * 30+ Groups To Iowa House: Stop Cancer Gag Act Groups representing tens of thousands of Iowa residents call on House to stop dangerous legislation to shield pesticide corporations from health related lawsuits Des Moines, IA -- Today, 31 groups representing tens of thousands of Iowa residents sent a letter to the Iowa House, calling on the chamber to stop Bayer's Cancer Gag Act, which   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NFIB Member Marcie Strouse urged Congress to help small businesses expand access to health insurance WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 3, 2025) - Marcie Strouse, Iowa Small Business Owner and member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education & Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions at a hearing ti  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Iowa House Speaker Declares Cancer Gag Act Dead For Session 89% of Iowa voters oppose pesticide immunity legislation Des Moines, IA -- Today, according to media reports, Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley told reporters that Bayer's Cancer Gag Act, which would shield pesticide corporations from many health related lawsuits, did not have enough Republican support to pass the Iowa House.   more

AMES, Iowa, April 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Engineers using 'digital twins' to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more AMES, Iowa - Every week, researchers visited a campus greenhouse, pulled out their phones and took video of millet plants, a hardy cereal crop grown around the world. They recorded the plants' structure and growth from sprouts to grain producers. With the help of an artificial intelligence tool called NeRF (for neural rad  more