Every year, through an innovative public selection process, the Social and Human Sciences sector of UNESCO Brasilia Office selects projects submitted by NGOs.

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Sciences and art both go into the process.

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Key to success will be the democratization of the biological design and manufacturing process, breaking open the field to those outside the biological sciences.

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For example, the admissions process for several engineering programs gives extra points to women, while veterinary sciences give extra points go to men.

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After that, Protein Sciences would have to request approval for its H1N1 vaccine, a process that could carry on well into 2010 and even beyond.

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International rankings are one of the consequences of the implementation of the Organic Law, relative to the budget laws (LOLF), the launch of the Lisbon process and the listing of indicators for international comparison provided by the Observatoire des Sciences et Techniques.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been dishing out its golden statuettes since 1929, relying on a voting process that allows the Academy's 5, 500 voters (who work in the movie industry and know good movie-making when they see it) to focus on their area of expertise -- directors vote on directors, actors on actors, etc.

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