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Second Report of the UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee (link)
Second Report of the UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee (link) London, 17 Jan 2005 Full text CONTENTS Terms of Reference Introduction Core tasks and objectives Committee visits Committee...
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Public opposition hearings begin January 19 on two genetic engineering patents ("breast cancer gene") at the European Patent Office
Munich, 17 Jan 2005 On 19 January 2005 an opposition division of the European Patent Office (EPO) will begin public oral proceedings on the oppositions filed against a European patent granted in...
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EU Research in Information Society Technologies vital for competitiveness but needs more investment and less bureaucracy, says Assessment Panel
Brussels, 17 January 2005 Europe’s research and development in Information Society Technologies makes a vital contribution to efforts to become the world’s most competitive knowledge economy. But...
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Stem cells could tell us the secrets of ill-health in later life
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 European life scientists are drawing closer to understanding the link between foetal development and nutrition and illnesses which occur later in life. Animal tests have shown...
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Successful end to Huygens' seven year journey to Titan
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 The European Space Agency (ESA) is celebrating one of the greatest successes in its history, following the Huygens probe's safe touchdown on the surface of Titan - Saturn's...
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EU funds research into how exercise affects the body
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 The European Commission is providing 12.7 million euro to a network of European scientists seeking to understand the relationship between lack of exercise and onset of diabetes...
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France seeks to overturn animal testing directive
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 The Eurogroup for Animal Welfare has declared itself 'appalled' by a French challenge to the EU Cosmetics Directive prohibiting animal testing. In 2003, Members of the European...
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Briefing on FP6 financial management, reporting and auditing
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 Berkley Associates and Walker Associates are offering an intensive one-day practical briefing on the financial management principles governing Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)...
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Removing veterinary drugs from food matrices
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 Two conferences on systems for the isolation and clean up of veterinary drugs and other contaminants in food matrices using physical-chemical processes will take place in Spain...
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How much food do we really need?
Brussels, 17 Jan 2005 As new FAO/WHO recommendations based on energy expenditure suggest industrialised countries have been systematically overfeeding young children for the last 20 years, an...
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Today's news
Women are poor at science, says Harvard president The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences because of biological difference...
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Today's news
Pupils from disadvantaged schools to get easier route into Cambridge Cambridge University is backing discrimination in favour of pupils from poorly performing state schools, according to confidential...
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"I/A" Item Note: Adoption of a Council Decision on a Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement with Egypt (link)
Brussels, 14 Jan 2005 Full text of Document 5249/05 Suite of documents 5249/05 No. Cion prop.: 16067/04 RECH 263 EG 12 - COM(2004) 464 final Subject: Adoption of a Council Decision concerning the...
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EU project presents Roboclimber
Brussels, 14 Jan 2005 A robot able to prevent landslides, whose development involved funding from both the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA), has been tested successfully in...