Posted on Jan 11, 2013 | Comments Off on A Quiz About Zoology For Non-Zoologists
The Smithsonian wants some help in making their citizen science efforts a little more relevant to the public. So if you are not a zoologist and can take their eMammal Survey it will help them get some 'baseline' values of what people know about critters.
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013 | Comments Off on A Quiz About Zoology For Non-Zoologists
The Smithsonian wants some help in making their citizen science efforts a little more relevant to the public. So if you are not a zoologist and can take their eMammal Survey it will help them get some 'baseline' values of what people know about critters.
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Australian Science And Medicine Rejoices: Publisher Recalls Anti-Vaccine Book
"Melanie's Marvellous Measles", which says measles are good for kids, went up for sale at Bookworld, Australia's largest online bookstore, and the backlash for the science and medical community was immediate.It falsely describes the deadly disease as something that will make children stronger. Cases of kids dying from measles in Australia are quite rare, because the country discovered science in...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Australian Science And Medicine Rejoices: Publisher Recalls Anti-Vaccine Book
"Melanie's Marvellous Measles", which says measles are good for kids, went up for sale at Bookworld, Australia's largest online bookstore, and the backlash for the science and medical community was immediate.It falsely describes the deadly disease as something that will make children stronger. Cases of kids dying from measles in Australia are quite rare, because the country discovered science in...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Federal Microbiological Data Program For Food Testing Shut Down
The Obama administration has terminated the Microbiological Data Program created under President George W. Bush and his 2001 Food Safety Initiative.During its run, MDP conducted 80 percent of all federal produce testing for pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria. They conducted tests on thousands of samples of fruits and vegetables each year, gathered from 11 distribution centers.The...
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