European Space Policy debate returns to Leuven
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 On 30 September 2004, high-level representatives from academia, government and the space sector gathered at the Catholic University of Leuven's historic Willem Van Croy...
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Accelerated circumpolar climate change has global impact, says international scientific assessment
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 The arctic climate is changing rapidly - more rapidly than the global average - with worldwide implications, an international gathering of science journalists was told on 5...
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Italian government torn over GMOs
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 In a move that has split the government, the Italian Council of Ministers has blocked a motion, put forward by the Agriculture Minister Gianni Alemanno, aimed at regulating the...
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Young scientists from Austria, Germany and Denmark take EU awards
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 This year's European Union Contest for Young Scientists has been won by projects on microphone manufacturing, synthesising anti-depressants, and ultrasonic detection for gas...
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Organic farming increases biodiversity, says review
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 A scientific review of biodiversity studies carried out in Europe, Canada, New Zealand and the US has concluded that organic farming methods benefit biodiversity at every level...
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Germany launches brain research network
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 Germany has established an interdisciplinary network on brain research, which will receive 34 million euro of government funding over the next five years. The network will be...
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Smart Reservoir Network to hold networking event in Russia
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 The EU funded Smart Reservoir Network will hold a networking event in Moscow, Russia, on 29 and 30 November. The network is composed of 59 members and is an open platform for...
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Structure-activity relationships for toxicological endpoints - call for tenders
Brussels, 12 Oct 2004 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders for the validation of quantitative structure-activity relationships for toxicological...
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Martian Dust Devils
Paris, 12 Oct 2004 Images These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show a part of the southern highlands of Mars, called Promethei Terra...
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Scholars condemn Bush policies More than 650 foreign affairs experts have signed an open letter condemning the Bush administration's policies in Iraq, accusing it of harming the struggle against...
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Plant Genetic Resources: great success in an important step towards an accord on access to agricultural seeds and the sharing of commercial benefits
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 From the 4-8 October the European Commission hosted a meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on options for a new Standard Material...
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Spanish Note Announcing its Intention to Host the 2005 Meeting of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources (for Food and Agriculture)
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 Full text of Document 13130/04 Suite of documents 13130/04 On 20 September 2004 the Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food sent a letter to the agriculture...
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The Chinese National Remote Sensing Center becomes a Member of the Galileo Joint Undertaking
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 Full text Galileo Joint Undertaking
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France and UK fund cancer research
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 UK Health Secretary John Reid and French Minister for Research François d'Aubert have launched a new initiative to boost research into novel cancer treatments. The two countries...
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French research heads condemn destruction of GM crop trials
Brussels, 11 Oct 2004 The heads of four leading French research organisations have condemned the destruction of field based trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, arguing that such research is...