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Before COVID, an NIH lab chief proposed making a SARS-like bat virus more infectious
On a Sunday morning in October 2019, the chief of the virus ecology unit at the National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories emailed a postdoctoral scientist in his lab with an idea.
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11mDrug company gifts, meals, and payments to doctors lead to worse prescribing, review of 93 studies finds
Gifts, payments, free meals, and other marketing ploys by pharmaceutical companies heavily influence doctors to prescribe more drugs, choose less appropriate treatments, and drive up prescription costs, according to a systematic review of 93 studies.
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10mHormone-disrupting chemical mixtures linked to excess childhood weight
Children exposed during pregnancy and early life to combinations of chemicals that disrupt hormones and metabolism may face a greater risk of excess weight that persists into adolescence, a new study suggests.
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13mRalph Baric warned COVID statement could be used for 'nefarious purposes to shift blame,' email shows
Newly released emails reveal virologist Ralph Baric's private concerns about being pressured to publicly defend his lab's research during the early, tense days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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14mBill Gates promised Africa a farm productivity revolution. The data show sluggish yield growth and rising hunger.
Twenty years ago, the Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), promising agricultural transformation from improved seeds, synthetic fertilizers, mechanization, and commercial markets.
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10mTracking the Trump administration’s favors to the pesticide industry
Over the past 18 months, the Trump administration has delivered a string of victories to the pesticide industry that could reshape pesticide use and public health protections for years to come.