Blog Assignment-Part 1

Do popular kids get the flu first:
Who: Popular kids
What: Do popular kids get the flu first?
When: People did research last year
Where: A University
Why: The more friends you have, the more likely you are to get the flu
How: Kids who were more socially dominant got the flu a couple weeks before their peers who were not as socially dominant

Salmon growing faster:
Who: Salmon
What: Are these salmon really going to grow faster?
When: Starting next week
Where: US Food Administration
Why: To help the fish grow into "frankenfish" so they can be eaten faster
How: Scientists will put a hormone from the Chinook salmon into salmon eggs which will supposedly enable the fish to grow half as fast

Feel like Sushi? How 'bout a 9 in. tapeworm:
Who: Sushi
What: Can Sushi really give you a 9 in. tapeworm?
When: June, 2010
Where: Kyoto, Japan
Why: Some of the most popular fish to eat can host parasites
How: Raw fish that host tape worms are aerved RAW, so people get the tapeworm