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Latest research news
Genes of deadly bird flu reveal Chinese origin The H5N1 flu virus has been circulating continuously in poultry in south-eastern China for a decade, scientists have found. A massive genetic analysis...
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Europe’s rules on GMOs and the WTO
Brussels, 7 February 2006 Press coverage: WTO rules EU import ban illegal There is a need for strong regulatory oversight of GM technology There is a general consensus between scientists that GMOs...
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EU-funded Research on Pandemic and Avian Influenza
Brussels, 7 February 2006 The European Commission is today holding a media briefing to present current EU-funded research on pandemic and avian influenza. During thematic briefings in research...
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Commission issues decisions authorising novel foods based on GM maize lines MON 863 and GA21 ("Round-Up Ready") (OJ links)
Brussels, 7 February 2006 Commission Decision of 13 January 2006 authorising the placing on the market of foods and food ingredients derived from genetically modified maize line MON 863 as novel...
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BSF/BSDS Research Award
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Today's news
Student editor suspended after printing cartoon A student newspaper has been forced to recall thousands of copies after it became the first British paper to publish one of the controversial cartoons...
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Experts propose measures to increase the role of philanthropy in research
Brussels, 6 February 2006 Philanthropy – as provided by foundations, trusts and charities, for example – can play an important role in raising funds for research, but the...
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Questions and Answers on the Regulation of GMOs in the European Union
Brussels, 6 February 2006 What are GMOs? Genetic modification, also known as "genetic engineering” or “recombinant-DNA technology” was first applied in the 1970&...
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EuropaBio Q&A on the WTO trade dispute over genetically modified products (link)
Brussels, 06 Feb 2006 Full text [...] What does the EU defence claim? The EU's defence claims that delays are not "undue," but provisional, and are the result of incomplete information pertaining to...
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WIPO Reports Exceptional Growth from North East Asia in Record Year for International Patent Filings
Geneva, 06 Feb 2006 In a year that saw a record number of international patent filings, the Republic of Korea overtook the Netherlands as the 6th biggest user of the World Intellectual Property...
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New research questions effectiveness of EU agri-environment schemes
Brussels, 06 Feb 2006 New research funded by the European Union has questioned the effectiveness of providing financial incentives to farmers to adopt more environmentally-friendly cultivation...
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EURAB recommends change of approach to unleash potential of research organisations
Brussels, 06 Feb 2006 The European Research Advisory Board (EURAB) has claimed that European policy is not well adapted to harnessing the potential of research and technology organisations (RTOs)....