Mexico. Revolution to Evolution. 1940-1960

Assessing the impact of the green revolution, 1960 to 2000.

We summarize the findings of a recently completed study of the productivity impacts of international crop genetic improvement research in developing countries. Over the period 1960 to 2000, international agricultural research centers, in collaboration with national research programs, contributed to the development of "modern varieties" for many crops. These varieties have contributed to large i...

The Jindyworobak Connection in Australian Music, c.1940–1960

This article will re-address the issue of what has come to be known as ‘Jindyworobakism’ in Australian music. This can be described as the attempt by various composers to establish a uniquely Australian identity through the evocation of the Australian landscape and environment and through the use of Aboriginal elements, in their music, texts or subjects and the connection or otherwise of their ...

Pathways to Sustainability: Evolution or Revolution?

The purposes of this chapter is to delve more deeply into the processes and determinants of technological, organisational, and social innovation and to discuss their implications for selecting instruments and policies to stimulate the kinds of innovation necessary for the transformation of industrial societies into sustainable ones. Sustainable development must be seen as a broad concept, incor...

Revolution to Evolution and Back Again.

Evolution to Revolution A review on Bioinformatics

This review is an introduction to the field of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is a multidisciplinary subject devoted to the in-silico analysis of biological information. It requires the help of other natural sciences. In this review we study the developments of bioinformatics. A new definition to the subject is given. The centres of the subject are described. The aims and the future directions ...