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The ban on smartphones alone does not allow children to equip them for the healthy use of technology, experts say
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Simply banning access to smartphones and social media will not prepare children for the healthy use of technology, argued by BMJ’s international group of experts. They say the focus should shift to a rights-based approach supported by age-appropriate design and education, which should protect children from harm while developing skills to help them participate in digital…
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Biology
Survey assesses Mexican consumers’ opinions on GMO corn import ban
Agricultural economists at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station surveyed Mexican consumers about their country’s ban on genetically modified corn. Credit: University System Faculty of Agriculture A full ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately impact the country’s low-income consumers, according to a recently published study by agricultural economists at the University of Arkansas System College of Agriculture. There…
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