Genomic scientists raced against time to find out what was causing the deadly surge in cases despite a national lockdown.
Source: reuters.com
"Open is Eating the World: What Source Code and Science Have in Common: In 2011, Marc Andreessen said that software is eating the world, predicting that technology companies would continue to significantly disrupt an increasingly broad range of industries. Since then, publishers have embraced technology....
Source: sspnet.org
Big nutrition research scandal sees 6 more retractions, purging popular diet tips
Source: arstechnica.com
The China Study Revisited: New Analysis of Raw Data Doesn’t Support Vegetarian Ideology. "The China Study was embraced by vegetarians because it seemed to support their beliefs with strong evidence. Minger has shown that that evidence is largely illusory. The issues raised are important and deserve...
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org
What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos (EdSurge News): In 2014, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes graced the covers of Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazines. The next year, Holmes was named one of Time's Most Influential People and the Stanford drop-out had raised more than $600M in private capital. When I...
Source: edsurge.com
Plague traced back to Bronze Age - BBC News: Plague has been a scourge on humanity for far longer than previously thought, samples of ancient DNA show.
Source: bbc.co.uk