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These Mushrooms Can Turn Plastic Waste into Food

Fungi Mutarium is a prototype that grows edible fungal biomass as a novel food product. Fungi is cultivated on specifically designed agar shapes that the designers called “FU”. Agar is a seaweed

May 8, 2017
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Category: Science

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The War on Drugs Failed by Not Addressing Root Causes of Addiction

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Renowned Canadian physician and author Gabor Mate says cities like Vancouver's safe injection sites have proved to be widely successful alternatives to criminalizing addiction.

May 6, 2017
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Category: Justice

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U.S.-Backed Saudi Assault Could Cause Famine in Yemen

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Professor Sheila Carapico of the University of Richmond says the U.S. could help cause a famine in war-struck Yemen if its supports a looming Saudi-led offensive on the port of Hodeida.

May 7, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Big Pharma's pollution is creating deadly superbugs while the world looks the other way

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Global supply chains are strictly regulated to ensure the safety of medicines, but environmental standards do not feature in international rulebooks.

May 6, 2017
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Category: Environment

The Climate Debate Is Settled…Except for the Part That Isn’t

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While man-made climate change is settled science, the full consequences are still unknown and will probably always remain so. But that is no argument for inaction. In fact, citing uncertainty as a

May 6, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Confirmed: AI Can Predict Heart Attacks and Strokes More Accurately Than Doctors

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Researchers created an AI system that scans routine medical data to predict which patients will have strokes or heart attacks within 10 years. The AI system is more accurate than doctors using standard techniques, but it faces regulatory hurdles.