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Polymer coating for plants could be safer alternative to pesticides

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A new polymer coating could serve as a safer alternative to pesticides in controlling harmful fungi that devastate plant crops.  UK scientists used a coating of (meth)acrylate polymer, which is normally used to make acrylic plastics, to block fungi from attaching to surfaces.  The coating, which was shown to be effective on plants, averts the … Read more

Danish headteacher says schools are back in action because unions know pupils are SAFER in schools

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Jesper Larsen, a headteacher in Copenhagen, Denmark, said Danish schools were able to go back to class a month ago because the country’s society respects government guidelines While British schools will not begin to reopen after lockdown until the beginning of June at the earliest, at my school here in Denmark virtually all the children … Read more