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Archaeologist, conservator-restorer, film geek, gamer and full-time magpie.
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ok. I want this thing.
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Boycott of Vaccine Causes Measles Surge a Decade Later
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
This year, the U.K. has had more than 1,200 cases of measles, after a record number of nearly 2,000 cases last year. The country once recorded only several dozen cases every year. It now ranks second in Europe, behind only Romania.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/05/boycott-vaccine-causes-measles-surge-decade-later
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Valerie Hegarty In these works Valerie Hegarty… | Art & Science …
In these works Valerie Hegarty shows the power of nature. No matter how hard humans try to tame the world around them, nature can destroy it. In these pieces, works of art decompose, are eaten, or wear apart. For more information on
Love them. And this is a truth we conservators know very well, in the long term all we are doing is slow the inevitable decay.
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Some male Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) showcasing their ‘impressive’ mating displays.
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Sidamo, Ethiopia
Section of large panel of (mainly) bas relief engravings of domestic cows and calves(?). Bodies of most animals have been polished and have udders. Pecked engravings of animals (usually lacking bas relief) generally lack udders and polishing on bodies. Whole panel contains 18 large cows and nine small animals (calves? Or bulls?), all facing right.
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