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Bee pesticides may 'harm developing brains unborn babies'
2013-12-17 17:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Controversial pesticides linked to declines in bee populations may harm the developing brains of unborn babies, experts at the European Food Safety Authority ruled on Tuesday. They want maximum exposure limits to the chemicals cut while more research is carried out. The experts found the chemicals "may adversely affect the development of neurons and brain structures associated with functions such as learning and memory," an EFSA statement said. "Some current guidance levels for acceptable exposure...
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Fukushima fallout damaged thyroid glands of California babies
2013-11-19 11:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: A new study finds that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in hypothyroidism among babies in California, 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. A new study of the effects of tiny quantities of radioactive fallout from Fukushima on the health of babies born in California shows a significant excess of hypothyroidism caused by the radioactive contamination travelling 5,000 miles across the Pacific. The article will be published next week in the peer-reviewed journal Open...
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New Bluetooth Technologies Applied To Clothing, Babies, Basketball
2013-10-08 12:49:52| Wireless - Topix.net
We are living in a world where only a few precious things in our daily lives can still be considered low-tech, and a recent event showcased some traditionally low-tech products that aren't so low-tech anymore.
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23andMe patents designer babies
2013-10-04 21:31:47| Extremetech
A patent was awarded to 23andMe last week, which has created a huge stir in a short amount of time. It relates to a specific tool they offer called the family traits calculator. In raising the bar from known (and very informative) gene defects to theoretical gene enhancements, 23andMe has just served us the effective equivalent of blended cow manure and fine crab cake.
Caribou babies hit hard by climate change
2013-10-01 12:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: The melting of arctic sea ice is indirectly leading to higher mortality among caribou calves, new research suggests. Penn State University biologists Eric Post and Jeffrey Kerby have unravelled the links between sea ice loss, the timing of plant growth on land and caribou breeding in Greenland over the past two decades. 'The animals show up expecting a food bonanza, but they find that the cafeteria already has closed.'- Jeffrey Kerby, biologist They have discovered...
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