USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has weighed in on the topic of regulating cell-cultured meat. At the first of a potential series of joint USDA/FDA meetings on how to move forward with regulation, he said there should be “bright lines” drawn on the oversight and jurisdiction for each agency. The FDA regulates food manufacturing, and USDA regulates meat safety through the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). The meat industry jealously guards the role of FSIS in the industry, and the advent of this new product blurs potential regulatory lines and raises questions about which agency would have authority over it. FSIS is responsible for meat from “amendable species” (cattle, hogs, sheep, goats and horses) as well as poult...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.