Animal testing could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to this computer program
Animal testing is abhorred by many around the world for being totally unethical. Moreover, these tests are quite time-consuming, expensive and the results derived are often inaccurate. Now a new computer system has been developed in the United States that offers an alternative approach and predicts the toxicity of chemicals more accurately than animal tests. Called Read-Across-based Structure Activity...
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These reusable ‘green’ straws from Andamans could replace plastic straws
Large bamboos might not come to mind when one thinks about drinking straws. However, one of the bamboo species Schizostachyum andamanicum, that grows in the Andamans in abundance, could very well be used as a green alternative to the plastic straws. This species is characterized by a thin, large, hollow stem with long internodes. Lal Ji Singh, scientist and head of the office at Botanical Survey of India’s...
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This little girl’s birthday wish helped raise 12,000 pounds of food for an animal shelter
Adisynn Kiker is a little girl who made sure her friends and family knew what she wanted for her birthday – and it didn’t include any fancy presents for herself! Rather, the girl wanted them to donate food to animals that do not have loving homes. Her birthday wish post was uploaded to Facebook and went viral very quickly. In just a few days, huge numbers of people and businesses had donated to...
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