A bill against rights
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«China is green», says Lu Yongxiang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Luca Carra interviews Lu Yongxiang, the current President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
China is the first contributor to the CO2 global emissions and one of the most polluted countries in the world. For some International agencies, the pollution in Chinese industrial and urban districts in China is out of control. What is your opinion? Which are the strategies to manage this emergency?
Can our children inherit traits which we acquire during our
Already half a century ago, the American biologist Tracy Morton Sonneborn (1905 - 1981) observed that the single-cell animal Paramecium aurelia can transmit acquired surface scars to its offspring. During sexual reproduction, two Paramecium partners line up side by side and form a tunnel between them through which they exchange their DNA. When they separate again, each partner regains its normal surface. But sometimes this separation is faulty and one partner retains a snippet of the other's surface.
GMO-regulation prevents “Golden Rice” from saving lives
Rice is the major diet for over 2 billion poor in developing countries. It is an excellent source of calories, but does not contain any pro-vitamin A.
The consequence is widespread vitamin A deficiency in rice-depending populations which are to poor to buy a diversified diet. Since the early 90's the concept of ‘bio-fortification' is gaining attention, which is exploiting the potential of genetics for an improvement of the micro-nutrient content of major crops.
University Income contingent loans for higer education: international reform
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