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Sweet Sorghum : an alternative energy crop (SWEETFUEL)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2014,
Increasing world market prices for fossil fuels, driven by limited reserves, growing demand and instability in producing regions, now render renewable fuels economical. Such fuels are also a pathway to reducing GHG emissions and mitigating climate change. Bio-ethanol from crop plants is a promising, partial solution to sustainably satisfy the energy demand for road transport. The success of bio-et ...
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Genetic study of Common Hereditary Bowel Cancers in Hispania and the Americas (CHIBCHA)
Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2013,
"Colorectal cancer (CRC) is common in both sexes, has relatively poor outcome and has no major avoidable risk factor. Recent studies have shown that common inherited single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can increase cancer risk. We have shown CRC risk to be associated with SNPs on chromosomes 8q24.21, 15q14 and 8q21. These variants account for
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Prevention and Restoration Actions to Combat Desertification. An Integrated Assessment (PRACTICE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2012,
"The general objective of PRACTICE is to link S & T advances and traditional knowledge on prevention and restoration practices to combat desertification with sound implementation, learning and adaptive management, knowledge sharing, and dissemination of best practices. Specific objectives are: 1. To create an international platform of long-term monitoring sites for assessing and investigating pra ...
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