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Leading surgeons warn against media hype about tracheal regeneration
2014-03-26 13:18:30| Biotech - Topix.net
Reports of the two earliest tissue-engineered whole organ transplants using a windpipe, or trachea, created using the patient's own stem cells , were hailed as a breakthrough for regenerative medicine and widely publicized in the press.
Wetter winters may pollute UK rivers, scientists warn
2014-03-24 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Intense winter rainfalls might cause more agricultural chemicals to be washed away into waterways, polluting rivers and encouraging the growth of algae, according to UK academics. Researchers from English and Welsh universities have suggested that if British winters continue to be mild and wet, much like the winter that has just ended, fertilisers and other soil chemicals from agricultural land will end up in waterways, with serious consequences. Professor Phil Haygarth, the coordinator of...
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Asia likely to face worst effects of global warming, warn experts
2014-03-23 09:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asian News International: People living in coastal regions of Asia could face the worst effects of global warming. Climate experts warned that flooding, famine and rising sea levels will put hundreds of millions at risk in one of the worlds most vulnerable regions. According to the Guardian, hundreds of millions of people are likely to lose their homes as flooding, famine and rising sea levels sweep the region. The report, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, revealed that for the first half of...
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World Water Day: Rising water insecurities can propel conflicts in future, warn experts
2014-03-21 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Express Tribune: Experts have warned that rising water insecurities can propel conflicts in the future if not conserved properly and utilised frugally. They also urged the need for proper conservation and management of water resources in the country. They were speaking at a seminar titled Water for Future: Perspectives from Pakistan to mark the the World Water Day here on Friday, said a press release. The event was organised the Oxfam, the Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO), the Sustainable...
Scientists warn that newly discovered Greenland melting could accelerate sea-level rise
2014-03-17 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A large area of the Greenland ice sheet once considered stable is actually shedding massive amounts of ice, suggesting that future sea-level rise may be worse than expected, a team of scientists warned yesterday in a new study. Regional warming has triggered newly discovered ice melting in a large portion of northeastern Greenland. The area, marked NEGIS, covers about 16 percent of the island's thick ice sheet. (Most-rapid melting is indicated in red.) Map courtesy of Ohio State University. The...
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