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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Products from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared with Reference. —Miettinen et al. GCB Bioenergy. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01172.x.

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AI Could Help Increase the IVF Success Rate

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Gold-Zamir has a medical degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The term embryo technically refers to the developmental stage, when the amniotic sac forms inside the uterus, around two weeks after fertilization. But fertility clinics typically refer to the clusters of cells that they evaluate and implant as embryos.)