British expert in bird flu spread warning
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 A biologist from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has warned that a far wider range of wildlife species, including mammals, could be at risk from bird flu. Three rare civet...
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Research to benefit from Belgian region's 1.4 billion euro cash injection
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 The regional government of Wallonia in Belgium has unveiled plans to regenerate the region's economy with 1.4 billion euro. A total of 150 million has been earmarked for...
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German innovating technology to track cancer with micro bubbles
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 The German company Siemens Medical Solutions has developed a completely new generation of ultrasound contrast media, also known as micro-bubbles, allowing them to track cancer...
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Rural-ETINET workshop: 'food quality and safety', 'global change and ecosystems'
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 A workshop on the open fourth and final call in 'Food quality and safety' (Priority 5) and 'Global change and ecosystems' (Priority 6.3) under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6...
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International conference on Informatics for environmental protection
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 The 19th international conference on informatics for environmental protection, 'EnviroInfo 2005', will take place in Brno, the Czech Republic, from 7 to 9 September. Organised...
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EMBO/EMBL joint conferences on science and society
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) are organising conference on science and society that will be held in...
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Today's news
Stem cell hopes distorted by 'arrogance and spin' A leading scientist who pushed for the controversial research into embryo stem cells will warn today that the challenges are so huge that any cures...
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Lost island that played host to Nazi fantasies
The Ice Museum
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a Russian who emigrated to America: "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells...
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The return of not-so-merry monarchs
Restoration - King in ExileJames II
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Seeking a common language
Education in Divided Societies
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Vast emptiness of silent glory
The Causes and Progression of Desertification - Call of the Desert
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Pole to pole in curious curves
The World of Gerard Mercator
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A peek under the canopy
A Land of Ghosts
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US public drops dams and goes with the flow
The Battle over Hetch Hetchy