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Ian Birrell, Mosaic.com

Print your own body parts: 3D technology is making replacement of limbs faster, cheaper and better

3D printing provides hope to those who have lost their limbs.

Ian Birrell, Mosaic.com
· Feb 26, 2017 · 02:30 pm
How the mafia is causing cancer in Italy

Industrial waste being dumped by local crime syndicates has caused a surge in cancer cases in rural Italy.

Ian Birrell, Mosaic.com
· Jun 25, 2016 · 09:30 pm
What can the world learn from the fat city that declared war on obesity?

The mayor of the US city of Oklahoma launched a healthy living crusade and changed his city’s infrastructure. How far can these efforts go in combating the crisis?

Ian Birrell, Mosaic.com
· Jan 05, 2016 · 05:30 pm

South Africa’s obesity crisis: the shape of things to come?

Lifestyle and economic changes are bringing an obesity crisis to South Africa and other low-income countries. But some people are fighting to turn the tide.

Ian Birrell, Mosaic.com
· Sep 20, 2014 · 07:31 am