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Breaking News Sun, 19 Feb 2012
Monsanto Co. headquarters loacated in St. Louis, the world's biggest biotech seed company,
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 The Independent 
US biotech giant guilty of poisoning French farmer
Wed 15 Feb 2012
| A court in Lyon decided the agro-business multinational had ruined the health of Paul François, 47, a cereal farmer from western France who accidentally inhaled fumes from its Lasso weed-killer in ... (photo: AP / James A. Finley)
Ficus macrophylla (flies on fruit). Location: Midway Atoll, West Beach Sand Island
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 PhysOrg 
Researchers induce freezing tolerance in fruit fly
Tue 14 Feb 2012
| Insects that are able to withstand being frozen rely on one of two techniques. They either secrete substances that allow them to control the process of freezing, or they build up proteins that serve... (photo: Creative Commons / Forest & Kim Starr)
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, a mother and calf common dolphin are transported to the beach by a team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the New England Aquarium before being released back into Cape Cod Bay at Scusset Beach, in Sagamore Beach, Mass.  Pakalert Press  Thu 9 Feb 2012
Mystery: Mass Dolphin Deaths By Beaching
Share | Heather Callaghan | Activist Post | Around 129 dolphins mysteriously beached themselves upon Cape Cod in the last few weeks. The death toll is now up to 92, a bleak fatality rate. The dolphins... (photo: AP / Julia Cumes)
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UFO - Unidentified Flying Objects  Pakalert Press  Thu 9 Feb 2012
Russian TV News Films UFO in Russia’s Urals, Proves Villagers Not Having Mass Hallucinations
Share | By LBG1 | Interesting video footage of a strange flying object shot by Russia’s NTV News in the Urals, video which proves villagers aren’t having ‘mass hallucinations’. | On July 7, 20... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy Al Jazeera Mon 6 Feb 2012
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Agriculture   Democracy   Emergency   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Agriculture  
Progress Made in Developing Community-Acquired MRSA Vaccine Scientific American Wed 1 Feb 2012
Progress Made in Developing Community-Acquired MRSA Vaccine
| By Maryn McKenna of Nature magazine | Over the years, Robert Daum has learned to respect his adversary. In 1995, he and his co-workers at the University of Chicago chil... (photo: WN / Marzena )
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An insect with multi-colored legs lands on a leaf. PhysOrg Wed 1 Feb 2012
Transgene insects: Scientists call for more open data
| Genetically modified insects are being developed with a view to suppress insect populations of the same species which spread human diseases, such as malaria and Dengue ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Scanning Electron Micrograph of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumococcus, Streptococci PhysOrg Sun 29 Jan 2012
Genetics study reveals how pneumococcus bacteria evolve to evade vaccines
| Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) causes potentially life-threatening diseases including pneumonia and meningitis. Pneumococcal infections are thought to kill aro... (photo: Public Domain / CDC/Janice Carr)
Bacteria   Genetics   Photos   Vaccines   Wikipedia: Pneumococcal vaccine  
The glucose meter is used to monitor glucose level in diabetic patient's blood. Hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia is harmful for health, screening should be conducted weekly to control blood glucose level. PhysOrg Sun 29 Jan 2012
Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes
| The findings should help scientists to more accurately assess personal diabetes risk and could lead to the development of personalised treatments. | Previous research h... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Health   People   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Diabetes mellitus type 2  


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