Continental shift: Diversity shifts are unexplored territory for many European nations

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Many diversity consultants believe that diversification of workforce particularly in European nations like France biased with cultural issues might be particularly important in strengthening the continent's scientific workforce which is undergoing brain drain. Aging populations and stagnant birthrates in many nations mean an inflow of foreign students and workers is essential to keep academia and business thriving and some countries recognizing this fact have framed phase in laws banning employer discrimination on the basis of race, religion and belief, sexual orientation, age, and disability.

author: Harding, Anne
Europe, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Control, Workplace multiculturalism, Workplace diversity, Brain drain

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Iraq's marshes return

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Duke University's Curtis J. Richardson, a wetlands expert visited Iraqi Mesopotamian marshes in 2003 after Saddam Hussein's regime destroyed all marshes in search of oil and had forced the marsh Arabs and the localities to leave the area. But after the marsh initiative undertaken by Canada some 40% to 50% of the marshes are reinundated, accompanied by a remarkable recovery of plant and animal life and hence people have started returning to its traditional lives within the marshes and to farm along their outskirts.

author: Harding, Anne
Iraq, Environmental aspects, Environmental protection, Marsh ecology, Environmental issue

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Fine-tuning our defenses

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Scientists believe that understanding the mechanisms of autoimmune diseases might produce a proliferation of potential treatment strategies. Researchers are confident that the Holy Grail of autoimmune therapy, an antigen-specific approach that restores tolerance, can be achieved.

author: Harding, Anne
Science & research, Care and treatment, Research, Autoimmunity, Immunological research, Immunologic research

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