It seems that fish oil is back in the news. This morning’s Herald carried an item about a school that’s trialling the use of omega-3 fish oils in enhancing student performance. They obviously haven’t heard of the Durham ‘trials’ in the UK…
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captain cook & global warming – who’d have thought?
This one comes directly from the pages of Ben Goldacre’s BadScience blog – an excellent example of why media reports on science need to be read (listened to?) carefully and with your critical thinking antennae twitching: Here is a cautionary tale for anyone working in research. “Captain Cook and Lord Nelson seem unlikely figureheads in […]
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