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Offline Maik

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21/02/18
« on: Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 @ 10:49:13 »
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A-peeling? Japanese farmers invent edible banana skin
If you don’t like bananas then read no more – if you do then today is a day of joy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/21/appeeling-japanese-farmers-invent-edible-banana-skin


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Re: 21/02/18
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 @ 16:11:12 »
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Clean bill of health: the household products that won't make you ill
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/clean-bill-health-household-products-wont-make/

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Re: 21/02/18
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 @ 16:15:49 »
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Terrorists could use driverless cars to carry out atrocities, Oxford and Cambridge researchers warn

Artificial intelligence risks being exploited by terrorists to mount driverless car crashes and cyber attacks because the technology is being rapidly developed without thought for its downsides, Oxford and Cambridge researchers have warned
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/21/terrorists-could-use-driverless-cars-carry-atrocities-oxford/

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Re: 21/02/18
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 @ 16:22:01 »
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Fruit and vegetable waste from farms ‘could feed population of Birmingham or Manchester for a year’, says environmental charity
Report suggests supermarkets play key role in driving overproduction and food waste
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/fruit-vegetables-food-waste-farms-uk-birmingham-manchester-feedback-a8220171.html

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Re: 21/02/18
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 @ 21:22:19 »
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Ancient Britons 'replaced' by newcomers

The ancient population of Britain was almost completely replaced by newcomers about 4,500 years ago, a study shows.

The findings mean modern Britons trace just a small fraction of their ancestry to the people who built Stonehenge.

The astonishing result comes from analysis of DNA extracted from 400 ancient remains across Europe.

The mammoth study, published in Nature, suggests the newcomers, known as Beaker people, replaced 90% of the British gene pool in a few hundred years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43115485

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Re: 21/02/18
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 @ 22:42:17 »
Plus ca change

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Re: 21/02/18
« Reply #6 on: Thursday, 22 February, 2018 @ 01:44:32 »
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Anti-bacterial wipes pointless as bugs grow back in 20 minutes, scientist says

Anti-bacterial wipes only eradicate bacteria from kitchen surfaces for 20 minutes and using them to keep germs at bay is "an absolutely redundant" exercise, a scientist has said.

"...you don't need to be so fastidious in cleaning your house from top to bottom because you can't actually remove all bacteria and nor would we want to - exposing ourselves to everyday pathogens is good in keeping the immune system healthy and strong."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/02/21/anti-bacterial-wipes-pointless-bugs-grow-back-20-minutes-scientist/