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Unsavory Truth review – exposing the food industry's abuse of science

7 November 2018

Exaggerated health claims, corporate funding, unpublished negative results: a new book exposes the way the US food industry hijacks science and fights for answers
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Neanderthals may have breastfed their young for more than two years

31 October 2018

An analysis of 250,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth suggests that these ancient humans nursed their young for two and a half years - about the same time as modern humans in traditional societies

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