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Australian researchers using sheep waste in cosmetics

By Lucy Whitehouse

In just the latest in a long line of weird and wonderful beauty ingredients to come out of the APAC region, Australian researchers have found a way to turn sheep waste into a cosmetics ingredient.

China study suggests silicon dioxide can damage DNA

By Lucy Whitehouse and Simon Pitman

Although widely found to be safe, a recent study by researchers in China has found that silicon dioxide, or silica, may have the potential to negatively affect our genetic material.