A court in the Philippines revoked the permit to grow rice genetically modified to boost vitamin A, but the government is expected to appeal against the decision A court in the Philippines revoked the permit to grow rice genetically modified to boost vitamin A, but the government is expected to appeal against the decision A court …
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Governments need to take action to protect people from potentially toxic additives in tyre rubber, say researchers after finding they can get into food from contaminated soil Governments need to take action to protect people from potentially toxic additives in tyre rubber, say researchers after finding they can get into food from contaminated soil Governments need …
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An AI trained on the heart’s electrical activity alerted physicians about patients at high risk of dying, significantly reducing deaths in a clinical trial with almost 16,000 patients at two hospitals An AI trained on the heart’s electrical activity alerted physicians about patients at high risk of dying, significantly reducing deaths in a clinical trial …
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Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions – pictures that look like different things when viewed from far away or with motion blur Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions – pictures that look like …
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Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions – pictures that look like different things when viewed from far away or with motion blur Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions – pictures that look like …
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Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among females in their twenties, thirties, and forties. Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which …
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Fire management lessons from the past could help to improve resilience as the Mediterranean faces increased fire risk from climate change. How traditional land management practices once greatly reduced fuel for wildfires, and how these practices were forgotten, in part due to historical politics of classism and sexism. Fire management lessons from the past could …
Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to new research Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to new research Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to new research
A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and …
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In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing that geography acts as a structural determinant of health for low-income populations. In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing that geography acts …
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