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Dolly scientist wins human cloning research licence The scientist who created Dolly the sheep said yesterday that he hoped a licence he had been granted to clone human embryos for research into motor...
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Latest research news
Court challenge to cloning licence A legal challenge to Britain’s first stem cell research licence is to go ahead. It is a decision that will re-ignite the controversy over human cloning, and the...
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Report of a Survey of Potential Users of European Researchers Abroad Link (ERA-Link), a Communication Tool for European Researchers in the U.S. (link)
Washington, 08 Feb 2005 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 ERA-LINK BACKGROUND There are thousands of European researchers who have left Europe to live and work in the US. Although these researchers are no...
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EU-US dialogue on science and research
Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 The European Union is deeply engaged in programmes aimed at raising the standard of research and development as a conduit for socio-economic improvement. Headlines takes a look...
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UK Patent Office Announcment Concerning Future Work of USPTO-Convened Group on Patent Law Harmonization and Developing Countries
London, 08 Feb 2005 The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office recently invited representatives from the European Commission, the European Patent Office, and a number of national patent offices...
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EU project finds answer to traceability legislation
EU project finds answer to traceability legislation Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 In preparation for the General Food Law, which came into force on 1 January 2005, the Commission decided in 2001 to fund the...
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Raw carrots help prevent colon cancer, say Danish researchers
Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 Researchers in Denmark have confirmed that a chemical found in raw carrots and other vegetables helps to prevent colon cancer - although it is not the same substance that...
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Advances in stem cell research
Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 An international conference entitled 'Advances in stem cell research', will be held in Milan, Italy, from 6 to 7 April 2005. The conference is organised by the Sixth Framework...
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Grey Literature, France
Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 The French Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (INIST) is organising a conference on 'Open Access to Grey Resources', to be held in Nancy, France, on 5 and 6...
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Pioneer of French and European research dies
Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 Hubert Curien, the first president of the European Space Agency (ESA) and 'father' of the Ariane rocket died on 6 February at the age of 80. A physicist, Mr Curien also studied...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: A New Start for Lisbon, REACH and Other Topics, Environment Committee of the European Parliament
Brussels, 3rd February 2005 Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to thank you most warmly for this invitation to speak to you about the priorities and preoccupations we share in our work...
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Lithuanian, Greek and Swedish Positions Regarding the Seventh RTD Framework Programme (link)
Brussels, 08 Feb 2005 Lithuanian Full text of Document 6030/05 Suite of documents 6030/05 Greek Full text of Document 6062/05 Suite of documents 6062/05 Swedish Full text of Document 6066/05 Suite of...
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Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar
Paris, 08 Feb 2005 The European Space Agency has given the green light for the MARSIS radar on board its Mars Express spacecraft to be deployed during the first week of May. Assuming that this...
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UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee Report on on the MRC's Review of the Future of the National Institute for Medical Research (links)
London, 08 Feb 2005 Science and Technology Committee Report Oral and Written Evidence Uncorrected Oral Evidence presented by Professor Ian Diamond, Chairman, RCUK Executive Group and Dr Helen Thorne...