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    Saturday 11th February 2012

    A good thing:

    Scientists have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson’s disease. The breakthrough means they can now see exactly how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease in an estimated one in 10 patients with Parkinson’s. It offers a realistic model to test new treatments on - a hurdle that has blighted research efforts until now.

    Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16913997

    A bad thing:

    At a waterlogged gold mine in western Kenya’s Migori District there are 15,000 children toiling in the region’s pits, scours the water for glistering flakes, and getting paid US$1.20 a day.

    Read more: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94822

    A thing to change:

    World Wildlife Fund: Not all tissue and paper towels are made from responsible sources. The toilet paper on your grocery store shelves may have a direct impact on the 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. Find out what you can do to help ensure a future for Sumatra’s forests, and the tigers, elephants and local communities they support

    Read more: http://www.worldwildlifefund.org/sites/tigers/toiletpaper.html?txtlnk&utm_source=wildwire&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2012feb&utm_campaign=wildwire

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Every day so many bad things happen in this world: people die of poverty, starvation, politics fails us and corruption damages.

But every day so many good things happen as well: breakthroughs in health, science and technology, governments committing to change and people having fabulous new ideas on how to see good occur.

What if we could take just one action a day, to fight the bad and/or help the good?

This blog aims to make us aware of a bad thing and a good thing that happens everyday. And, in addition, provide an avenue to do something in response. Every day a small action, to change things, to react and make a difference.

I'm traveling back to Australia for a few weeks and won't be able to post normally, I've queued somethings though and hope to be writing again soon.

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