Trauma trials leave ethicists uneasy

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A US trial of an experimental blood substitute given to trauma patients who cannot give consent causes concern about the way such 'no consent' trials are done. Advocates say that these tests are the only way to gather critical information in emergency situations but critics argue that patients' rights are not sufficiently protected.

Public affairs, Ethics, Care and treatment, Ethical aspects, Human experimentation in medicine, Human medical experimentation, Psychic trauma, Trauma (Psychology)

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Little lady of Flores forces rethink of human evolution

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Skeletal remains of hominins indicate that they were only one meter tall, had a brain one-third the size of modern humans and lived on an isolated island long after the Homo sapiens had migrated. Researchers are also hoping to find DNA in the bones to clarify the relationship between species.

History, Human beings, Natural history, Humans, Human evolution, Man, Fossil hominids

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African network set to boost Earth sciences

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Geophysicists are joining forces behind a programme called AfricaArray that they hope would spread the training and practice of geophysics throughout Africa. Several African economies are heavily dependent on oil and mineral extraction, ensuring that skills in geophysics are in strong demand.

Africa, Geophysical research, Earth scientists, Earth sciences research

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