Study: Greenhouse Bees Infecting Wild Bees With Pathogen A study published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE reports an alarming spread of disease from commercial bees to wild pollinators that may explain a decline in the wild bee population. Almost 33% of the human diet is derived from plants pollinated by insects, and bees are an important link in the pollination process for several of these crops.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRenewable Fuel Source: Cow Power Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America's entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), according to US research published in the Institute of Physics' Environmental Research Letters.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Costs Of Climate Change Climate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of U.S. states, says a new series of reports from the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER). The researchers conclude that the costs have already begun to accrue and are likely to endure.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'Green' Potato Health Risk Can Be Eliminated By Cutting Away Affected Area Potatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public
health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (JSFA).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNursing Homes Becoming A Popular Option In Taiwan Dr Szu-Yao (Zoe) Wang, who recently completed her PhD with UQ's School of Nursing, found that in Taiwan, where the culture dictates that children should care for their parents, aged-care facilities are becoming more popular.
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