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GMO STORY. ." " http://lnkd.in/buYx-qC View in LinkedIn

BLACK DEATH IN MADAGASCAR. "Madagascar had 256 plague cases and 60 deaths last year, the world's highest recorded number. Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages, is now rare. Experts say that Africa - especially Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo - accounts for more than 90% of cases worldwide."" " http://lnkd.in/btCwJ49 View in LinkedIn

ARE FOOD COMPANIES BECOMING THE NEW TOBACCO COMPANIES? " " http://lnkd.in/bY3UpAD View in LinkedIn

BLACK DEATH IN MADAGASCAR. "Madagascar had 256 plague cases and 60 deaths last year, the world's highest recorded number. Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages, is now rare. Experts say that Africa - especially Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo - accounts for more than 90% of cases worldwide."" " http://lnkd.in/btCwJ49 View in LinkedIn

JAIL PLEASE? "JP Morgan has reached a $5.1bn (£3.2bn) settlement with FHFA over charges it misled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the housing boom. It is the biggest settlement ever by a US bank.The agreement relates to "approximately $33.8 billion of securities purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Last month, the bank agreed to pay more than $1bn to help it end various investigations into its 2012 "London whale" trading debacle, which cost the bank more than $6bn."" " http://lnkd.in/bHGtbRi View in LinkedIn

SLOW REACTION on regulation as methylmercury poisoning was first reported 150 years ago. "After the use of mercury fungicides in agriculture had been banned in 1966 in Sweden, a similar ban was instituted in 1970 in the United States, spurred by media reports. The first safety evaluation of methylmercury in fish took place in Sweden in 1968. In the United States, a permitted food mercury limit was already in use in 1970."" " http://lnkd.in/b2NesnY View in LinkedIn

3D PRINTED ORGANS. "In 2013, Chinese scientists found ways of printing ears, livers and kidneys, with living tissue. Researchers at Hangzhou Dianzi University invented their own 3D printer for the complex task, dubbed the “Regenovo.” Regenovo’s developer, Xu Mingen, said that it takes the printer less than an hour to produce either a mini liver sample or a four to five inch ear cartilage sample."" " http://lnkd.in/bNKinV7 View in LinkedIn

EU SUMMIT. "One of the key initiatives of the European Commission is its Digital Agenda for Europe, which it says "aims to reboot Europe's economy and help Europe's citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies. Council officials say investment in the digital economy is vital to boost growth. They want to address market fragmentation and a perceived shortage in IT skills."" " http://lnkd.in/bJaT-ux View in LinkedIn

NEED AN ORGAN? 3D PRINT IT!! Various organs have been 3D printed to date. "Using stem cells as the “ink” in a 3-D printer, researchers in Scotland hope to eventually build 3-D printed organs and tissues. A team at Heriot-Watt University used a specially designed valve-based technique to deposit whole, live cells onto a surface in a specific pattern."" " http://lnkd.in/be7PuBS View in LinkedIn

WIDESPREAD USE OF METHYLMERCURY FOR SEED DRESSINGS in the past. "Expanded use of mercury fungicides and improper labeling paved the way for a series of food poisoning incidents during famines in several countries. Large numbers of poisonings and deaths occurred, but the emergency circumstances during a famine made data collection difficult."" " http://lnkd.in/b2NesnY View in LinkedIn