Gag on food scientist is lifted as gene modification row hots up...
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Over 20 scientists from 13 countries have reviewed Arpad Pusztai's work and supported his conclusion that rats fed with potatoes genetically modified to produce a lectin with insecticidal properties, suffered depressed immune systems, reduced body weight and retarded growth. Pusztai was suspended after allegedly disclosing unpublished data from his experiments, but was later exonerated of any wrongdoing. The scientists have accused Philip James, the institute's director, of gagging Pusztai and preventing the flow of scientific information. However James claims that Pusztai was only banned from disclosing further unpublished work and that the ban is being lifted.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Third world agricultural centres face a wave of redundancies
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Agricultural research centers in developing countries have been trimming their staffs as international funding has become tight. India's International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics will be laying off more than 500 of its staff, one third of which comprises local employees. The International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines will also be serving 'separation' notices to 550 employees, most of whom are local hires. A layoff may also be in the offing for the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical in Colombia. The three research institutes receive funding from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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UN eco-fund under pressure to open up
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The Global Environment Facility, a $2 billion United Nations fund managed through the World Bank, has agreed that its activities should be made more transparent. There will be enhanced participation from the public, the private sector and environmental organizations. It has not been possible to reach agreement on the controversial issue of how to cost projects. There will be no change in distribution of funds to ozone depletion, climate change, water supplies and biodiversity conservation.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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