Hygiene hypothesis links rising allergy rates with antiseptic modern life: new twist
Study by Bengt Björkstén explores human gut microbiome - sum total of microbes in the gut, for clues as to why rich microbiome correlates robustly with reduced allergy.
Social-networking biggest in Japan
Flattish growth in online membership around the 100M mark in the US is contrast with "rest of world" membership topping 400M and rising.
Citizens grumble about poor coverage of EU in media
Survey of all member states reveals that citizens feel EU news is insufficiently reported on TV (48% thought so), radio (46%) and print (36%), with generally positive attitudes about the quality of what media coverage there is.
There was little consensus regarding Internet media coverage. This surprises me. I'm always shocked that what little internet news covered European achievements covers is badly: Ever noticed that the media announces a 1 year delay for Boeing Dreamliner as 'confirming a plan' but announced the same news for Airbus A380 as 'troubled plane maker faces further delays'?
09 January 2008
Links 2008.01.09: Hygiene, Social nets and EU-land media survey
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