Interesting Articles: April 4th-10th 2006

Food & Health:
* Low-Calorie Diet May Lead to Longer Life (New York Times). Covers the latest studies on calorie restriction and its effects.
* Now Google's cooking: Internet giant's free, gourmet global cuisine powers its workforce while offering chefs and producers a place to shine (SF Chronicle). Profiles of Google's cafes.

Medicine:
* First Bladders Grown in Lab Transplanted (Washington Post). Quite an accomplishment.

Politics:
* The Wall That Keeps Illegal Workers In (New York Times). An interesting op-ed piece about how the immigration debate has been influenced strongly by public perception, not necessary changes in the underlying immigration rates. But note that the facts he cites seem to be contradicted by some of the statistics in the sidebar of this article: Immigrants and the Economics of Hard Work (New York Times).

Business:
* Death by Smiley Face: When Rivals Disdain Profit (New York Times). Or, it's all about the customer. Posted mainly because I'm surprised to see Google and Chowhound mentioned in the same article.