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Agronomy & Food Science
Results 2001 - 2004 of 2004.
Life Sciences - Agronomy & Food Science - 01.06.2009
Harvard Scientist Says We are What We Eat - and What We Cook
Yes, says Richard Wrangham of Harvard University, who argues in a new book that the invention of cooking - even more than agriculture, the eating of meat, or the advent of tools - is what led to the rise of humanity.
Health - Agronomy & Food Science - 12.03.2009

Shapiro began her decades-long career at UC Berkeley in 1958 as a lecturer in public health nutrition at the School of Public Health.
Agronomy & Food Science - Mathematics - 04.03.2009
Linking fast food proximity to obesity
California's nearly 3 million 9th graders are at least 5.2 percent more likely to be obese if there is a fast food restaurant within a tenth of a mile of their school, according to a new study
Agronomy & Food Science - Health - 18.01.2009
Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations, says study
Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations, says study Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity discovered - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo for 18.
Environment - Today
UCalgary expedition, with NASA, Canadian and European space agencies, sets out to better understand state of Arctic ice
UCalgary expedition, with NASA, Canadian and European space agencies, sets out to better understand state of Arctic ice

Social Sciences - Mar 24
Young people's wellbeing is improving in Greater Manchester, major survey finds
Young people's wellbeing is improving in Greater Manchester, major survey finds
Environment - Mar 24
Australia's environment is improving but climate change is 'accelerating' damage to ecosystems and wildlife
Australia's environment is improving but climate change is 'accelerating' damage to ecosystems and wildlife

Psychology - Mar 23
The grief myth: it doesn't come in stages or follow a checklist - like love, it endures
The grief myth: it doesn't come in stages or follow a checklist - like love, it endures
History & Archeology - Mar 23
The UV has played a part in the discovery of a 3,500-year-old loom that sheds light on key aspects of the Bronze Age textile revolution
The UV has played a part in the discovery of a 3,500-year-old loom that sheds light on key aspects of the Bronze Age textile revolution

Innovation - Mar 23
The University of Valencia launches ClioViz, an open digital platform for accessing cultural heritage data
The University of Valencia launches ClioViz, an open digital platform for accessing cultural heritage data

Social Sciences - Mar 23
Study links higher concentration of pokie machines to increase in family and domestic violence
Study links higher concentration of pokie machines to increase in family and domestic violence

Health - Mar 23
Screening blitz could achieve cervical cancer elimination among Indigenous communities within a generation
Screening blitz could achieve cervical cancer elimination among Indigenous communities within a generation

Computer Science - Mar 20
New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use
New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use











