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January 2017

New UrineTest Can Quickly DetectWhether a Person Has a

Healthy Diet

Scientists have developed a urine test that mea-

sures the health of a person’s diet. The five-min-

ute test measures biological markers in urine cre-

ated by the breakdown of foods such as red meat,

chicken, fish and fruit and vegetables. The analysis,

developed by researchers from Imperial College

London, Newcastle University and Aberystwyth

University, also gives an indication of how much

fat, sugar, fibre and protein a person has eaten.

13 January

Amazing Drone Spot-Applies Herbicide

Winners and guests at the 2016

Environmental Respect Awards

were treated to a demonstra-

tion byVirginia Tech professors

and students of a drone that is

programmed to spot and then

to target specific weeds with

a focused spray of herbicide.

The demonstration took place

at DuPont’s Chesapeake Farms

research facilities.

12 January