Genetic trail of evolution leads to Asia, not Africa
According to new research, a new fossil primate from Myanmar suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, not Africa as many researchers believe.
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Advance in bullet fingerprinting technique
Bullet fingerprinting technology developed at the University of Leicester in collaboration with Northamptonshire Police is now being advanced in new ways. The revolutionary technique was named last year as one of Time Magazine’s top 50 inventions of the year.
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Linking Raw Cookie Dough to an E. coli Outbreak
Contaminated raw cookie dough wasn’t on anyone’s mind as my public health colleagues and I were searching for the cause of a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections.
I’m one of the Epidemic Intelligence Service officers in CDC’s Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, which monitors and investigates foodborne diseases together with CDC’s Enteric Disease Laboratory Branch and [...]
Working towards sustainable fishing techniques
Research indicates that most fisheries management regimes are lagging far behind set standards, and that the conversion of scientific advice into policy plays the most critical role in determining the sustainability of fisheries.
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