Scientific Cross-Claims Fly In Continuing Beef War

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The European Union (EU) and the US are locked in a trade war over hormone-treated beef. The European Commission released a report claiming that there are health concerns about hormones in beef, but some scientists are challenging the results. The EU has also found hormone residue in US beef that allegedly was hormone free.

United States, European Union, Research, Physiological aspects, Hormones, Beef, Hormones in animal nutrition, Veterinary growth hormones

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Hungary: industry and foundations help out

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Hungarian universities are soliciting help from industry to finance educational reforms. Science departments want to develop programs that will prepare graduates for jobs in industry. The Central European University has begun a program in environmental science.

Universities and colleges, Hungary, Schools, Education, Higher, Higher education, Business and education, Industry and education, Sciences education, Science education

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State Department lifeline to be cut

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State Dept officials have confirmed that funding for a program of cooperative research with East European scientists will be cut. The action will hurt Hungary and Poland the most. In 1995, they received $1.25 million and $900,000, respectively.

Planning, Finance, Central Europe, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research, Intellectual cooperation

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