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No-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in the Amazon
The large-scale expansion of
agriculture in the Amazon
through deforestation will
be a no-win scenario,
according to a new study.
The study shows that
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Boom in Jellyfish: Overfishing Called Into Question
Will we soon be forced to
eat jellyfish? Since the
beginning of the 2000s,
these gelatinous creatures
have invaded many of the
world's seas, like the Japan
... > full story
Revealing the Scientific Secrets of Why People Can't Stop After Eating One Potato Chip
The scientific secrets
underpinning that awful
reality about potato chips
— eat one and
you’re apt to scarf
... > full story
Plant Proteins Control Chronic Disease in Toxoplasma Infections
A new discovery about the
malaria-related parasite
Toxoplasma gondii -- which
can threaten babies, AIDS
patients, the elderly and
others with weakened immune
... > full story
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Research Critical of European Regulation of Mergers and State Aid for Banks
May 9, 2013 — The European Commission’s approach to bank mergers during the financial crisis of 2007-10 was “blinkered” and suppressed competition, according to ... > full story -
Scientists Alarmed by Rapid Spread of Brown Streak Disease in Cassava
May 6, 2013 — Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in ... > full story -
Poverty Threatens Health of US Children
May 4, 2013 — Pediatricians, economists, social scientists and policy experts came together to address one of the greatest threats to child health -- ... > full story -
Precision Agriculture Improves Farming Efficiency, Has Important Implications on Food Security
April 23, 2013 — Precision agriculture promises to make farming more efficient and should have an important impact on the serious issue of food security, according to a new study. A scientist assesses how there is ... > full story -
What Really Makes Us Fat? Article Questions Our Understanding of the Cause of Obesity
April 16, 2013 — If we are to make any progress in tackling the obesity crisis, we have to look again at what really makes us fat, claims a new ... > full story -
Smart Solutions to a Worsening Water Crisis
April 10, 2013 — Innovative policies and new technologies that reduce water waste are helping countries across the Middle East and North Africa deal with chronic water ... > full story -
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Population Boom Poses Interconnected Challenges of Energy, Food, Water
April 8, 2013 — Mention great challenges in feeding a soaring world population, and thoughts turn to providing a bare subsistence diet for poverty-stricken people in developing countries. But an expert described a ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Blood Protein Solves 60-Year-Old Riddle
April 8, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a new protein that controls the presence of the Vel blood group antigen on our red blood cells. The discovery makes it possible to use simple DNA testing to find blood ... > full story -
Reducing Waste of Food: A Key Element in Feeding Billions More People
April 7, 2013 — Families can be key players in a revolution needed to feed the world, and could save money by helping to cut food losses now occurring from field to fork to trash bin, an expert said. He described ... > full story -
Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife? From Re-Creating Extinct Species to the Risk of Genetically Modified Super-Species
April 2, 2013 — What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and ... > full story
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