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The secret of life won’t be cooked up in a chemistry lab

January 17, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

The secret of life won’t be cooked up in a chemistry lab
Paul Davies, guardian.co.uk

Life’s origins may only be explained through a study of its unique management of information

The origin of life is one of the great outstanding mysteries of science. How did a non-living mixture of molecules transform themselves into a living…

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The Portable Chemist’s Consultant (pipeline.corante.com)
When #chemophobia isn’t irrational: listening to the public’s real worries. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)

A Tool To Let Companies Design Products Without Harmful Chemicals

January 13, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

A Tool To Let Companies Design Products Without Harmful Chemicals
BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com

We all know BPA is bad, but so are a lot of other chemicals we don’t know too much about. A new service lets companies find out if what they’re selling us might end up being the next BPA—so they can save money before they have to recall…

RT @PopSci: A tool for ID’ing the next BPA before it hits the market, c/o @FastCompany http://flip.it/gcOET http://flip.it/Nwkh6

Nike moves faster to clean up its supply chain (greenbiz.com)
What if we stopped funding cancer research? (corporateparadox.wordpress.com)
Toxic Products Have To Go, Says This Petition (natureworldnews.com)
Nike Moves Faster to Clean Up Supply Chain (sustainablebusiness.com)
Mind the Store: A Superhero Stance (greenandcleanmom.org)