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Posts Tagged ‘biotechnology’ (6 articles found)

Fellowship Programs

02/03/2011

The 2011 International Fellows: the Faces of Science for Tomorow

• Each year, 15 young women are encouraged through an International Fellowship to pursue their research abroad. Those Fellowships give a boost to promising research and help the beneficiaries to build networks in the international community and acquire experience that they can later share when they return home. This year, the International fellows have carried out their research in varied fields, at the forefront of the current scientific challenges and their projects fall under 3 main topics:

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Women in Science Forum

28/07/2010

by Ahu Altinkut Uncuoglu Same Author (3)

Biotechnology in Turkey: a view from a woman scientist

The Role of Women in the Alliance of Civilizations: “The full social and economic advancement of the world depends crucially on human development as a first priority. There is no sustainable human development without the joint participation of women and men in all creative activities, including Science and Technology”.

L’Oréal-Unesco AWARDS

03/03/2010

by L'Oreal Foundation Same Author (51)

Prof. Alejandra Bravo, the future of biopesticides

Professor Alejandra Bravo, researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma of Mexico, has been awarded 2010 Laureate for Latin America ! “Green solutions for a sustainable world” is the motto of the Mexican scientist Alejandra Bravo. This internationally renowned biologist is working ...

Science for a better future

18/02/2010

by L'Oreal Foundation Same Author (51)

Toward eco-responsible agriculture

2010 Laureate for Latin America, Prof. Alejandra Bravo, has led research into pesticides which consists in offering an alternative to chemical methods. For her, the main issue today should be to control insect pesticides by maintaining them under the threshold of damage level. Insects can be noxious both in agriculture and in spreading human diseases...

Science for a better future

28/09/2007

by Khady Nani Drame Same Author (2)

Food Self-Sufficiency For Africa

Plant biotechnologist Nani Dramé believes that to sustainably solve the problem of hunger in Africa the continent must wean itself from foreign food aid. In the following article she outlines some of the measures needed to achieve food self-sufficiency. Dr. Dramé holds a PhD in molecular ecophysiology from the University of Paris XII where her studies focused on plant tolerance to drought.

Women in Science Forum

06/09/2006

by Abdulaziz Sachedina Same Author (1)

Islamic Perspectives on Cloning

Reconciling modern biotechnology with ancient sacred texts such as the Koran or the Bible is an intellectual and spiritual challenge that requires a deep knowledge of both religion and science. Born in Tanzania of Indian descent, Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina has degrees from universities in India and Iran and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He is a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia and serves on numerous bioethics committees in the United States. In this article Dr. Sachedina examines the ways in which various currents of Islam might determine the morality or immorality of cloning.