Half of restaurants and takeaways harbour high levels of bacteria which can cause food poisoning, new research shows. Scientists tested 133 dishcloths from 120 restaurants and takeaways in the North-east of England and discovered that 56 per cent had an unacceptable level of bacteria, more than 10,000 per cloth. Enterobacteriaceae was found on 86 cloths, E.coli » Read More
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(WASHINGTON) — The government said Friday it's back in the business of funding embryonic stem cell research — at least for now — after an appeals court temporarily lifted a judge's ban. The National Institutes of Health said it is resuming its own research and will again evaluate applications from scientists who are seeking taxpayer money » Read More
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Here’s a novel suggestion for how the government can help reduce the massive public deficit: sell Stonehenge. A survey of 500 estate agents, among other monuments studied, has placed the price of the ancient stone circle at a cool £51 million. It’s a drop in the ocean of the £156 billion gap between government income » Read More
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