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How do you feed a large population living on a savanna? An ancient, and surprising, answer to this question could have lessons for development today, John Whitfield finds. .
Reports that an unapproved form of genetically modified corn has found its way into the Japanese food supply has prompted government action in both Japan and the US.
Long term low level exposure to a pesticide widely used in horticulture and water management could be a cause of Parkinson's disease in humans, researchers at Emory University in Georgia warned this week.
Last week, members of the Conseil Superieur de la Recherche et de la Technologie relaunched a public petition calling for a long term scientific employment policy.
The French government announced last week the appointment of climatologist Gerard Megie as president of the country's main research agency, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
US graduate students working as research and teaching assistants at private colleges and universities have the right to form unions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled last week.
The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is embroiled in controversy over insufficient funding, staff harassment and political influence on recruitment.
