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UK Records Increase in Animal Testing

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The increase marks the greatest leap in animal use in medical research since 1986, when the government introduced new auditing procedures. The experiments range from small procedures such as taking blood and tissue samples to invasive brain surgery and inducing incurable diseases such as Parkinson's and cancer.

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

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Many of the great debates over human behavior, those related to things such as race or gender, are muddled and messy because plasticity is ignored. Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. Presumably the humans keep away the predators. The paper is in Natrure Scientific Reports.

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Workplace Wellness Can Deliver a Healthy ROI

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Researchers in one study monitored workers at five commercial laundry plants, including one plant that served as a natural control group since it didn’t implement the wellness program. Workers were offered free health assessments, including a blood sample tested for conditions such as diabetes and high cholesterol.

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