A century of concern

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The Wildlife Conservation Society, with a view to protecting and preserving wildlife, awarded several grants in 1950 for the study of wildlife. In 1966 biologists such as George Schaller, Thomas Struhsaker and Roger Payne undertook studies of different species of animals in various parts of the world. Governments have approached the Society to formulate projects such as Rwanda's Nyungwe and Uganda's Kible forests, Congo's Nouabale-Ndoki region and Central America's Pasco Pantera program.

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NIH: a strategy for the 21st century?

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Pres Clinton's budget proposal for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will favor AIDS research, women's health , minority health and the human genome project. These leaves out the biomedical sciences in favor of well advocated and fashionable areas. A special committee is now in search of a qualified NIH head. The new director must be able to deal with the former head's controversial strategic plan for research in the NIH.

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Feeding the world in the twenty-first century

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The Green Revolution brought about gains in food production, but these gains have reached their ceiling, whilst world population continues to grow. Advances in plant biotechnology must be deployed through a strong public-sector agricultural research effort, to ensure that the poorest people do not still go hungry in the twenty-first century.

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