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POPSWorking night shifts raises cancer risk The report refers specifically to individuals who work nights in the fields of health care, security, transportation, media and the military. Some 10 percent of the population consistently works night shifts, according to the report, and 25 percent work such shifts occasionally.
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POPSTear-free onions "By shutting down the lachrymatory factor synthase gene, we have stopped valuable sulphur compounds being converted to the tearing agent, and instead made them available for redirection into compounds, some of which are known for their flavour and health properties."
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POPSTropical Virus Moves to Italy Aided by global warming and globalization, Castiglione di Cervia has the dubious distinction of playing host to the first outbreak in modern Europe of a disease that had previously been seen only in the tropics. Are we going to see more of this?