By Tendai Maphosa London 31 March 2008 Britain is stepping up the use of biofuels with new targets in the coming weeks - as the first step toward meeting an EU directive that five percent of all transport fuels come from renewable energy sources by t

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Bioengineered Spinal Disc Could Relieve Back Pain Researchers at Cornell University in New York have developed an artificial spinal disc that may help patients with chronic back pain and other disc problems. The spine is a column of bones alternating

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 November 2006 The threat of bio-terrorism will top the agenda of a sixth review conference of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. The two-week conference, which begins Monday in Geneva will review the ban on biological

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 August 2007 Experts attending an international conference are calling for quick action to reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. Participants attending the week-long meeting at the United Nations in Geneva say the so

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By Mil Arcega Washington 28 April 2008 The World Food Program warns that rising food prices could turn into a global crisis unless the world acts quickly. The U.N. food agency has issued an urgent appeal to the international community for immediate a

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The U.N. Special Investigator on the Right To Food says soaring food prices have declined somewhat, but the crisis remains and the problems are exacerbated by the production of bio-fuels. The expert submitted a report to the U.N. Human Rights Counci

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