Brussels, 25 Oct 2005 The recently launched METAFUNCTIONS project is intended to develop a data-mining system that correlates genetic patterns in genomes and metagenomes with contextual environmental...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2005 The European Commission has published new call for proposal texts for specific support actions under the 'Aeronautics and Space' and 'Sustainable Surface Transport' thematic...
Brussels, 21 October 2005 The UK's Chief Scientific Advisor has set out new guidelines on the advice provided to ministers, highlighting horizon scanning and greater openness as priorities....
London, 25 October 2005 Consult ation document (673 KB) Letter to consultees This draft Magnox decision document sets out the proposed decisions of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and...
Lecturers target MPs over terror bill The Association of University Teachers is today lobbying MPs as the terror bill gets its second reading in the House of Commons, warning that the legislation...
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Brussels, 24 Oct 2005 MON 810 In the absence of a qualified majority, the Council was unable to act on the Commission's proposal concerning the provisional prohibition in Greece of the marketing of...
Brussels, 24 October 2005 On 19 October 2005 te President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso appointed the 15 members of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New...
Paris, 24 Oct 2005 Photos As Hurricane Wilma barrels towards the Florida coast, a last-minute acquisition by a unique instrument aboard ERS-2 is helping strengthen weather forecasters' final...
London, 24 Oct 2005 Full text [...] Q1 Chairman: We would like to welcome Professor Alan Thorpe to the first of our evidence sessions in terms of actually looking at the new chief executives of the...
London, 24 Oct 2005 Full text [...] Q1 Chairman: Could I first of all thank you, Lord Sainsbury, for coming before the Select Committee to answer our friendly and helpful questions, and indeed to...
London, 24 October 2005 Technology Research Programme: Research and Development at Ofcom 2004/05 Executive Summary This report provides an overview of the technology research and development...
UK academic gives evidence in intelligent design case A British academic told a US federal court yesterday that the theory of intelligent design is a scientific rather than a religious concept that...
Library faces higher fee than bars under licensing law Under the Government's much criticised Licensing Act, the fees levied on the British Library, whose visitors have yet to attract complaints of...
Brussels, 21 October 2005 Biotechnology is driving innovation in medicines, agriculture and industry. Biotech-based industrial techniques consume fewer resources, clean up the environment and provide...