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| Badwater Basin: Death Valley microbe may spark novel biotech and nanotech uses Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:26 AM PST Nevada, the "Silver State," is well-known for mining precious metals. But some scientists do a different type of mining. They sluice through every water body they can find, looking for new forms of microbial magnetism. |
| Supersized market economy, supersized belly: Wealthier nations have more fast food and more obesity Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:04 AM PST New research suggests obesity can be seen as one of the unintended side effects of free market policies. A study of 26 wealthy nations shows that countries with a higher density of fast food restaurants per capita had much higher obesity rates compared to countries with a lower density of fast food restaurants per capita. |
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