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December 30, 2015

UGA ecologist finds another cause of antibiotic resistance
Aiken SC (SPX) Dec 30, 2015
While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community, non-profit organizations, public health officials and the national media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and overusing antibiotics, the University of Georgia's J. Vaun McArthur is concerned that there's more to the problem than the misuse of common medications. McArthur, a senior research ecologist with the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Odum School of Ecology, believes environmen ... read more

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				Philippine coastal zone research reveals tropical cyclone disruption of nutrient cycling Living on beachfront property on a tropical island is an idyllic life goal for many people. Those people may be envious of a number of native Philippine plant species that restrict their population ... more		Season's first major snow storm hits eastern Canada Snow blanketed eastern Canada Tuesday, sparking airport delays and trouble on the roads as the season's first major winter storm hit the region following an unusually mild start to December. ... more

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British bikers start anti-looting patrols after floods A group of bikers led by a pub landlord from Yorkshire in northern England has begun night-time patrols of flood-ravaged towns and villages to scare off potential looters following reports of thefts. ... more		Week-long Spanish wildfires extinguished as rain comes to rescue After a week-long battle against more than 200 wildfires that ravaged northern Spain, local authorities and rescue services announced Tuesday that long-awaited rainfall had helped extinguish the blazes. ... more		Ebola: Timeline of an epidemic Key dates in the latest Ebola epidemic, the worst ever outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever which first surfaced in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... more		Demining Colombia will take 'a generation': minister Clearing the landmines from the half-century conflict in Colombia, which has the most mines of any country outside Afghanistan, will take a generation, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas says. ... more

	Man who spent 11 years on China's death row compensated A Chinese man condemned to death three times for murder and who spent 11 years on death row before being cleared was awarded 1.27 million yuan ($200,000) compensation, reports said Tuesday. ... more		Beijing pollution soars but no red alert Parts of China's capital Beijing suffered air pollution more than 20 times recommended levels on Tuesday, but authorities refrained from issuing the highest smog alert. ... more

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