Neuroscientists put gene therapy into reverse
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Researchers are finding ways to study brain disease by inserting faulty genes into healthy animals, rather than curing conditions. Several pioneers of the technique presented their results at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington DC and they feel that the animal models they have created are easier to make than those based on alternative methods, mimic human versions of disease better, and can be applied to a wider range of species.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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US chemist attacks consumer magazine's food safety work
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A case where a food chemist accused a leading consumer publication of using flawed science in its food safety surveys is presented. According to a researcher 'Consumer Reports', which has four million subscribers ignored published research that contradicted its tests on food irradiation and used an unscientific toxicity scale to measure pesticide residues.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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From words to action
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The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on global warming requires a complete overhaul. The IPCC has produced reports from across the working groups, such as its 2005 study on carbon capture and storage, and the climate modellers should provide information that can inform policy directly.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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