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In Brazil, a conviction on biopiracy charges angers scientists

RIO DE JANEIRO: Marc van Roosmalen is a world-renowned primatologist whose research in the Amazon has led to the discovery of five species of monkeys and a new primate genus. But precisely because of that work, van Roosmalen was recently sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison and jailed in Manaus, Brazil.
Earlier in August, […]

New breast scanners to boost cancer survival rates

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Poll: People doubt feds’ ability to handle disease outbreak

WASHINGTON The public has little faith the government is adequately screening visitors to the country or could cope with an outbreak of an infectious disease, according to an AP-Ipsos poll.
Only one in five surveyed said the government is doing enough to scrutinize people crossing the border into the U.S., the poll found. Just […]

Effort to Limit Junk Food in Schools Faces Hurdles

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Federal lawmakers are considering the broadest effort ever to limit what children eat: a national ban on selling candy, sugary soda and salty, fatty food in school snack bars, vending machines and а la carte cafeteria lines.
Whether the measure, an amendment to the farm bill, can survive the convoluted politics that have […]

Fever ‘can unlock grip of autism’

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Fever can temporarily unlock autism’s grip on children, a finding that could shed light on […]