EuropaBio Background Briefing on 1507 maize
Brussels, 19 Dec 2005 Biotech maize 1507 is genetically modified with the Bt trait to make it resistant to certain insect pests (in Europe these typically include Ostrinia nubilalis, commonly known...
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DTI to appoint independent assessors for energy programmes
London, 19 December 2005 Funding and grants Information and Application Pack Independent Assessors for DTI Energy Programmes Advert INTRODUCTION The DTI wish to appoint a panel of independent...
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Today's news
Come to Dundee, as seen on TV The University of Dundee has become the darling of the advertising industry - the first time any higher education institution in the UK has found itself with such...
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Impact assessment report confirms success of FP5
Brussels, 16 Dec 2005 According to the authors of a new report on the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), the programme was a success, with high levels of goal attainment and impacts in terms of...
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Austria presents Presidency research priorities
Brussels, 16 Dec 2005 The Austrian government, which takes over the EU Presidency on 1 January, has published its priorities in the field of research. The priorities mainly concern pushing for the...
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Supporting innovative SMEs in the medicinal products sector
Brussels, 16 Dec 2005 On 15 December the European Commission adopted a new regulation aimed at promoting the development of new medicinal products by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), by...
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Wikipedia matches Encyclopaedia Britannica for science, peer review finds
Brussels, 16 Dec 2005 A study by the journal Nature has found that the accuracy of scientific information contained in the free online resource Wikipedia is roughly the same as that of the...
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Molecular brain imaging in very early Alzheimer's disease
Brussels, 16 Dec 2005 The final workshop of a Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) concerted action on neuroreceptor imaging will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 and 3 February. 'Neuroreceptor...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: European Technology Platforms - making the move to implementation, Seminar of Industrial Leaders of European Technology Platforms
Brussels, 16 December 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you here today. Your presence demonstrates that the continued momentum behind European Technology Platforms....
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EESC welcomes the seventh RTD Framework Programme from 2007 till 2013 as a first step in the right direction
Brussels, 15 December 2005 The European Economic and Social Committee considers in its opinion the Commission’s proposal to increase expenditure and to devote nearly 8% of the total...
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Today's news
Medical students face £20,000 debt The average debt faced by final-year medical students has topped £20,000 for the first time, according to a report to be published today. The British Medical...
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..but it's cold comfort for our hot times
Climate Change and Biodiversity - Climate Change and Africa
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel written by an 18th-century MP who died of yellow fever and was buried at sea. He was obliged...
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Flying cash was start of easy money
The Origins of Value
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Nothing naive about sticking it to the mullahs
The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami