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An unscientific debate over breast milk is spilling into food banks

An unscientific debate over breast milk is spilling into food banks

27 January 2021

An overzealous push for breastfeeding is affecting availability of baby formula in food banks, worsening problems for the poorest people, writes Clare Wilson
Science's fake news problem: How funding pressures drive bad research

Science's fake news problem: How funding pressures drive bad research

4 December 2019

A productivity-driven funding culture has allowed sloppy science to flourish – but now some researchers are fighting back, says Clare Wilson

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