Ciarán Quinn, Research Support Librarian & Librarian for the Research Institutes, Maynooth University. ciaran.quinn@mu.ie
Thursday 28 June 2012
State of the Environment in Ireland 2012 - Meeting the Main Environmental Challenges
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding an international workshop today to look at the main environmental challenges facing Ireland. The most recent ‘state of the environment’, assessment has confirmed that while Ireland’s environment is of a generally high standard, significant environmental challenges face Ireland in the medium term.
Friday 22 June 2012
The best advice is to follow your gut instinct
THE HUMAN GUT hosts a vast colony of microorganisms, mostly bacteria. This colony outnumbers the cells in a human body by a factor of 10, and its metabolic activities are so important that gut bacteria are sometimes called a “forgotten organ”. They perform a host of useful functions, including helping digestion, training the immune system, preventing the growth of harmful bacteria, producing vitamins for the body and regulating appetite. Modern interference with the composition of this gut flora may play a significant role in the sharp increase in obesity and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
The best advice is to follow your gut instinct
The best advice is to follow your gut instinct
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Friday 15 June 2012
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Living Planet Report
The Living Planet Report is the world's leading,
science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the impact
of human activity.
Its key finding? Humanity's demands exceed our planet's capacity to sustain us. That is, we ask for more than what we have. The latest edition of the Living Planet Report was released in May 2012.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/living_planet_report/
Its key finding? Humanity's demands exceed our planet's capacity to sustain us. That is, we ask for more than what we have. The latest edition of the Living Planet Report was released in May 2012.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/living_planet_report/
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