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IAEA urges more utilization of existing mature nuclear technology on solving food security
Published December 2, 2008, 6:48 pm, People's Daily
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for more utilization of existing mature nuclear technology on solving food security problem instead of blindly seeking so-called high-techs, in a report released on Tuesday. The report said that since the 1920s, scientists have been using radiation to produce improved high-yielding plants that adapt to harsh climate conditions or that are ...
Nuclear science for food security: International Atomic Energy Agency says plant breeding technique can help beat ...
Published December 2, 2008, 6:36 pm, SeedQuest
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap.
The Emergence of a European 'Strategic Personality'
Published December 2, 2008, 5:41 pm, Arms Control Association
Is the sound of banging we hear the mending of fences between Europe and the United States or the nailing closed of doors?
Experts: Iran has enough nuclear material for bomb
Published December 2, 2008, 12:25 pm, Jewish Ledger
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Iran has produced nearly enough nuclear material to create one atomic bomb, nuclear experts told The New York Times.
IAEA wants more money for nuclear crop breeding
Published December 2, 2008, 10:23 am, Boston Herald
VIENNA, Austria - The U.N. nuclear watchdog today called for more investment in the use of radiation to improve food crops, saying it could help fight global hunger. For...
Mutated crops 'could combat food crisis'
Published December 2, 2008, 9:54 am, SciDev.net
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for increased investment in a nuclear technology that could tackle the global food crisis.
Nuclear Science For Food Security
Published December 2, 2008, 9:11 am, Medical News Today
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap. IAEA scientists use radiation to produce improved high-yielding plants that adapt to harsh climate conditions such as drought or flood, or that are resistant to certain diseases and insect pests.
Report: Nuclear or biological terrorist attack becoming likely
Published December 2, 2008, 9:00 am, EARTHtimes.org
Washington - The chances that terrorists will use a nuclear or biological weapon to carry out an attack has grown increasingly likely and could happen in the next five years, according to a US congressional produced report released Tuesday. The Unite...
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Published December 2, 2008, 8:54 am, NDTV
In an exclusive interview to NDTV External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has not ruled out the option of military strikes against terror camps in Pakistan.
IAEA calls for renewed interest in mutant plant breeding
Published December 2, 2008, 5:43 am, AFP via Yahoo! News
The UN atomic watchdog called Tuesday for renewed interest and increased investment in a technique that uses radiation to improve crop yields and resistance against a backdrop of the global food and energy crises.
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