Denmark's guards to accept females COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The last male bastion in egalitarian Denmark's military, the palace guard, is set to accept female troops for the first time, the army said Tuesday. The Royal Life Guard was created in 1658 by King Frederik III to protect his palaces and royal property. The men - and now women - of the elite unit still wear the black bearskin caps and red or black coated uniforms inspired by their 17th century origins. Next month, two female volunteers will join the popular unit, and its precision changing of the guards ceremonies on the grounds of the Amalienborg Palace, the home of Queen Margrethe. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559849351-6f5> Gene-modified test crop destroyed LONDON (AP) - Environmental groups on Monday praised a British farmer's decision to destroy the country's first genetically modified test crop. Fred Barker, whose modified oilseed plants were sprayed last weekend with a powerful pesticide, insisted that he still backs modified foods. Barker, who planted the crop two months ago, said he destroyed the plants at his Wiltshire farm because his trustees both oppose such foods and were frightened by a threat from the Soil Association, an organic lobby group, to remove its endorsement from organic food produced elsewhere on the farm. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559837581-ed5>
