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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as firstA 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
"The new treatment is a world premiere because it concerns the first patient-specific implant in replacement of the entire lower jaw."
- Dr Jules Poukens from Hasselt University |
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No rhinos poached in Nepal last yearAs rhinos again fell to poachers in record numbers in 2011, there was one bright-spot: Nepal. Not a single rhino was killed by poachers in the Himalayan nation, the first poach-free year in 29 years. |
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Businesses seek California’s new ‘benefit corporation’ statusOn the first business day after a state law took effect, a dozen companies committed to social and environmental causes file papers to legally put those efforts on par with their goal of making profits. |
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Hepatitis C vaccine: Oxford researchers’ trial ‘promising’An early clinical trial of a hepatitis C vaccine has shown "promising" results, according to researchers at Oxford University. |
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Singapore supermarket to stop selling shark finSINGAPORE — Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public. |
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Paddy Ashdown: The global power shiftPaddy Ashdown claims that we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk at TEDxBrussels he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees coming. |
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European Carbon Regulation for Airlines Takes Off2012 started with some good news. On Sunday, the European Union began charging all airlines flying into and out of Europe for their carbon emissions. Covering a third of all global flights, this new scheme is one of the widest-reaching measures adopted lately by any country or regional bloc to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Saving the Amazon: Winning the war on deforestationFor years, the story told about the Amazon has been one of destruction - the world's largest rainforest, a region of amazing biodiversity, key to the fight against climate change, being remorselessly felled. But that is no longer the whole truth. |
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12 Things Happy People Do DifferentlyStudies conducted by positivity psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky point to 12 things happy people do differently to increase their levels of happiness. These are things that we can start doing today to feel the effects of more happiness in our lives. |
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MIT to offer free education, online courses to allThe disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are being disrupted at their own game. One of the pantheons of traditional on-site learning, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has announced it will be launching online courses that will be free and open to the world. |
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2012 Doomsday Predictions Debunked by NASAOn Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says. |
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Mayan timekeeper says world WON’T end in 2012… as it’s only a calendar changeMany consider it a joke although others are scared we might never live to see next year thanks to the Mayan calendar’s ‘apocalyptic’ prediction. But Mayan expert Leonzo Barreno, of Saskatchewan, Canada, says the ‘apocalypse’ concept is a false interpretation of the Long Count calendar. |
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Time’s Top Medical Breakthroughs of 2011Here is Time Magazine's list of the top 10 medical breakthroughs of 2011. |
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The biggest new species discoveries in 2011Every year scientists describe thousands of species for the first time. 2011 was no different, so here's a look at some of the significant new species discoveries for the year. |
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News measure to stop violence against childrenA United Nations envoy dealing with children’s rights hailed the decision of Member States to adopt a new protocol aimed at protecting children from abuse and violence. |
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Insecticide-treated bed-nets ‘working’ in fight against malariaIt is one of the world's biggest killers. In parts of Africa a child dies from malaria every minute. Now the World Health Organisation says significant progress is being made against the disease thanks, partly, to a campaign of using insecticide-treated bed-nets. |
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Southern California whale census yields record numberMigrating gray whales are swimming through Southern California waters in record numbers this winter, longtime whale watchers say. |
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