ISBN:
9789461660428
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Series Statement:
Lessen Voor de Eenentwintigste Eeuw Ser v.2
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Science -- Social aspects
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Twenty-first century
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Electronic books ; local
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Science ; Social aspects
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Twenty-first century
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The university is a nerve centre of society. This glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, workshops and classrooms of KU Leuven reveal what preoccupies scientists today, and how their ideas and discoveries impact our world. This second annual series of lectures in English includes such highlights as J.J. Cassiman on Genetics and Genomics, R. Merckx on Food in Africa, G. Verbeeck on The Future of History, and a great deal more.
Abstract:
Intro -- LECTURES FOR THE XXIst CENTURY -- CONTENTS -- Lectures for the 21st century. Perspectives on Society and Science -- Genetics and genomics: from testing to treatment -- The human genome -- Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms -- Epigenetics: a major cause of variations on the same theme -- Mendelian diseases -- Multifactorial diseases -- Genetic testing -- Is genetic testing by internet meaningful? -- Genetic counseling and information for the patients -- Rare Diseases -- References and further reading -- The Historic and the Current Political Development in Belgium: for King and Lasagne -- Introduction -- The Belgian challenge -- A coat of two different fabrics with one button -- A history of changing concepts -- The current situation in Belgium -- Culture and public debate -- No Belgian parties -- The present day federal model -- A unique system -- The federal entities -- No hierarchy -- Federal or confederal? -- The Lasagne Model -- The lack of a common story -- One debate, one country? -- The common story -- Not just incidents … -- The future of Belgium -- And the European Union? -- Living off the Land in Africa:myths and reality -- Introduction -- Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa -- Why no green revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa? -- Agro-ecologically, the land is less favoured -- Socio-economic and political conditions are extreme -- Little use of fertilizers: a matter of price only -- The controversy between organic and inorganic fertilizers -- The inadequacy of fertilizer recommendations -- Towards solutions -- Changes can be made -- Soil fertility is crucial and organic matter is the key -- Legumes or legumes? -- Conclusions -- References -- Human Rights, after 60 years. A philosophical reflection -- Human Rights, moral right -- Human Rights, a modern concept -- Middle Ages -- Declarations -- Declarations of Human Rights -- Treatises.
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