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Big companies lack concrete plans for dealing with climate change despite their outcry about the problem, Davos panelists warn Climate Change

Big companies lack concrete plans for dealing with climate change despite their outcry about the problem, Davos panelists warn

The surge in corporate discussions about the impact of climate change still far outweighs the solutions that are being put forward, according to panelists at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Christian Mumenthaler, CEO of the reinsurance giant Swiss Re, said companies do not need to decide between stakeholder and…
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January 24, 2020
Pesticide testing is flawed—and it’s harming our birds and bees Virtual Reality

Pesticide testing is flawed—and it’s harming our birds and bees

A tractor sprays insecticide over a fieldAqua MechanicalSince the DDT days of the 1950s and 60s—when the pesticide caused alarming declines in bird species, including iconic birds of prey—regulators and chemical companies have adopted far more rigorous testing guidelines. But the biodiversity crisis still looms, and we’ve continued to see…
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January 24, 2020
Quentin Tarantino said he’s fighting ‘a war for movies’ against Marvel, ‘Star Wars,’ and James Bond Star Wars

Quentin Tarantino said he’s fighting ‘a war for movies’ against Marvel, ‘Star Wars,’ and James Bond

Quentin Tarantino told Deadline that he believes "a war for movies got played out this last year."Tarantino referenced "commercial products" like Marvel films, "Stars Wars," and James Bond movies.The director said it was "a really, really strong year" for "original movies."Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Quentin Tarantino spoke to Deadline about…
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January 24, 2020
Image‐Based Morphological Profiling Identifies a Lysosomotropic, Iron‐Sequestering Autophagy Inhibitor Alexander von Humboldt

Image‐Based Morphological Profiling Identifies a Lysosomotropic, Iron‐Sequestering Autophagy Inhibitor

Dr. Guillaume Garivet Department of Chemical Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany joint first authorsSearch for more papers by this author Dr. Daniel J. Foley Department of Chemical Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology,…
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January 24, 2020