May 31 is World No Tobacco Day.
WHO and partners everywhere mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to
reduce tobacco consumption. Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death globally and is currently responsible for killing one in 10 adults worldwide.
Evidence shows that comprehensive advertising bans lead to reductions in the numbers of people starting and continuing smoking. Statistics show
that banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce tobacco demand and thus a tobacco control “best buy”.
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LifeScience Moment: The Tomato genome was published in Nature.
On May 31, 2012, The tomato genome was published in Nature,
culminating years of work by the Tomato Genome Consortium, a multi-national team
of scientists from 14 countries.
The International Tomato Genome Sequencing Project was begun in 2004 by an
international consortium including participants from Korea, China, the UK,
India, the Netherlands, France, Japan, Spain, Italy and the U.S.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Science Quote
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."
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Mark Twain, American writer
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(1835-1910)
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