The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8.18

By Robin Wheeler on Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:30 am

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NASA's busy in the kitchen, improving food for the International Space Station and developing meals for Mars. (Los Angeles Times, USA Today)

Soda and juice linked to fatty liver. Beer linked to better bone density. And we're still not sure about how coffee and headaches work. (The Telegraph, Baltimore Sun, Los Angeles Times)

Two fruit fly species are worrying California farmers. USDA fruit fly PSAs are worrying everyone else. (Ventura County Star, Associated Press)

Sugar prices are rising. Good wine grape prices are dropping. U.S seafood companies are concerned about Congressional changes to shipping regulations. None of this news is good. (Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Sun-Sentinel)