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Bag end: why we’re calling time on plastic waste – The Guardian

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2018-03-21 NEWS

The Guardian

Bag end: why we’re calling time on plastic waste
The Guardian
“Materials made from renewable biological sources are promising sustainable alternatives to current petroleum-based materials, but we need breakthroughs in science and technology development – and application – to make this promise a reality,” says

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2018-03-20 NEWS

Wichita Eagle

Wichita man ‘a pioneer for this new treatment that you’d hoped for all your life’
Wichita Eagle
Rather, they want to help thousands of boys with muscular dystrophy. They have begun advocating for right-to-try legislation and more access to compassionate care exemptions, closely following changes in legislation and raising money. Right-to-try

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2018-03-20 NEWS

High River Times

Pi’d in the face
High River Times
Larocque said the event started through the school’s Synthetic Biology Team as a mini-fundraising event, and explained herself and Catherine Cote are the group’s teacher leaders. Larocque explained Synthetic Biology is working on a project to try and

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2018-03-20 NEWS

Live Science

New Stem Cells Treatment Reverses Blindness in 2 Patients
Live Science
Two people who were going blind can now see the world in much greater detail than before thanks to an experimental stem cell treatment for age-related macular degeneration, according to a new study. One patient in the study, Douglas Waters, had severe
How human embryonic stem cells sparked a revolution – NatureNature.com
Blind people could have sight restored after stem cell trial successThe Independent
Doctors restore patient’s sight with stem cells, offering new hope for cure to blindnessZME Science
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