Fresh calls for regulation of junk food marketing in Germany: ‘Voluntary commitments cannot work’ Voluntary codes to limit the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children ‘cannot work’, according to the Federation of German Consumer Organisations. The association is calling for tougher action.
Voluntary business commitments fail to ‘effectively protect children’ from the marketing of ‘unbalanced foods’. That is the conclusion of a new report commissioned by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV).
The research, authored by Dr Peter von Philipsborn, an MD and nutrition expert from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, found existing voluntary commitments exclude ‘important forms of marketing’ – such as packaging targeting children and digital exposure - and offer ‘numerous loopholes’ due to vague definitions.
DNA Shows Ancient Siberians Domesticated Dogs, Who Then Helped Settle America
February 05, 2021 13:16 GMT
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Scientists have long sought an indisputable link showing when humans first domesticated dogs, steering a few receptive gray wolves descendants toward lives as lapdogs.
The origins of their domestic relationship is one of the most hotly debated questions around dogs undying loyalty to their masters and humankind’s unparalleled reliance on dogs to get a leg up on other predators in a frequently hostile environment.
Now, a team of interdisciplinary researchers has used DNA and other evidence to assert a tandem movement in and then beyond northeastern Siberia at a key stage of human and canid development late in the last Ice Age.
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IMAGE: Clouds cool the climate system by reflecting incident sunlight. The reflection of sunlight and cooling is stronger in the presence of pollution particles. Pollution also
affects the development of clouds: While. view more
Credit: Glassmeier et al
The impact of atmospheric aerosols on clouds and climate may be different than previously thought. That is the conclusion of cloud researcher Franziska Glassmeier from TU Delft. The results of her study will be published in
Science on Friday, January 29th.
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Cloud decks cover vast stretches of the subtropical oceans. They cool our planet because they reflect incoming sunlight back to space. Air pollution in the form of aerosols particles suspended in the atmosphere can increase this cooling effect because it makes clouds brighter. The cooling effect of pollution offsets part of the warming effect of greenhouse gases. How much exactly, is one of the largest uncertainties faced by climate scientists
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PURE Bioscience Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board
January 27, 2021 GMT
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 27, 2021
PURE Bioscience, Inc. ( OTCQB: PURE ), creator of the patented non-toxic silver dihydrogen citrate ( SDC ) antimicrobial, today announced the addition of three new members to the Board of Directors with the election of Kristin A. Taylor, David M. Rendall and Tom Myers. Ms. Taylor and Mr. Rendall also will serve on the audit and compensation committees of the Board of Directors. PURE also is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Scott Harris and Dr. Martin Wiedmann to the Scientific Advisory Board.