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Drone to police massive UK marine reserve - BBC News: An ocean-going drone will be helping to spot illegal fishing in the

Drone to police massive UK marine reserve - BBC News: An ocean-going drone will be helping to spot illegal fishing in the world's largest, continuous marine reserve.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Brazil’s science squeeze | Chemistry World

Brazil’s science squeeze | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org


Source: slashdot.org

Medical Education Theme Issue 2016: Call for Papers: Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Medical Education Theme Issue 2016: Call for Papers: Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. Jacques Barzun The classic tripartite definition of the roles of a physician includes teaching, research, and patient care. While it is debatable whether the physicians in recent...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Junk food ads face online ban in UK - BBC News: Advertising junk food could soon be banned from children's content online,

Junk food ads face online ban in UK - BBC News: Advertising junk food could soon be banned from children's content online, according to the UK's advertising watchdog.
Source: bbc.co.uk

A Blog Is Born: The Human OS: Spectrum's new biomedical engineering blog will chronicle bold attempts to understand and

A Blog Is Born: The Human OS: Spectrum's new biomedical engineering blog will chronicle bold attempts to understand and debug the human body
Source: ieee.org

UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe's 'migrant' crisis: Public opinion has been polarised by the way

UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe's 'migrant' crisis: Public opinion has been polarised by the way newspapers are covering this story.
Source: theconversation.com

The Future of Diabetes Prevention: A Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine editors and guest editors announce a call for papers

The Future of Diabetes Prevention: A Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine editors and guest editors announce a call for papers for submissions for a special issue on diabetes prevention. The PLOS Medicine Editors. PLOS Med.
Source: plos.org

New Surgical Robot with Haptic Feedback Fits Entirely Inside Body During Operation |: Engineers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic

New Surgical Robot with Haptic Feedback Fits Entirely Inside Body During Operation |: Engineers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a miniaturized robot for single incision and natural orifice surgeries. The device feature
Source: medgadget.com

Study supports role of quantum effects in photosynthesis

Study supports role of quantum effects in photosynthesis
Source: phys.org

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2016

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2016
Source: shaff.co.uk

Expedition Bjurälven: On the Jämtland mountains, a group of spelunkers and cave divers are exploring what proved to be

Expedition Bjurälven: On the Jämtland mountains, a group of spelunkers and cave divers are exploring what proved to be Sweden’s longest underwater cave.
Source: expeditionbjuralven.se

Hara hachi bun me - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hara hachi bun me - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Source: wikipedia.org

Seeing takeaway food makes you eat more, say researchers in Fenland study. "Government strategies to promote healthier

Seeing takeaway food makes you eat more, say researchers in Fenland study. "Government strategies to promote healthier diets through planning restrictions for takeaway food could be most effective if focused around the workplace." Associations between exposure to takeaway food outlets, takeaway food...
Source: bmj.com

Portion distortion report (2013) from the British Heart Foundation

Portion distortion report (2013) from the British Heart Foundation
Source: bhf.org.uk

Estonian citizens will soon have the world’s most hack-proof health-care records: Estonia is the first country to use

Estonian citizens will soon have the world’s most hack-proof health-care records: Estonia is the first country to use blockchain, the technology that powers bitcoin.
Source: qz.com


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Not natural, not safe: Grapefruit Seed Extract. Science based medicine debunking the latest 'natural' wonder.

Not natural, not safe: Grapefruit Seed Extract. Science based medicine debunking the latest 'natural' wonder.
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

Vietnam twins found to have different fathers in rare case - BBC News: A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have

Vietnam twins found to have different fathers in rare case - BBC News: A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have different fathers, in an extremely rare case.
Source: bbc.co.uk

More Than Half of What Americans Eat Is 'Ultra-Processed': And those foods account for 90 percent of U.S. added sugar intake,

More Than Half of What Americans Eat Is 'Ultra-Processed': And those foods account for 90 percent of U.S. added sugar intake, new research says.
Source: theatlantic.com