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Loophole allows human-animal cell experiments A loophole in Britain’s embryo research laws is allowing scientists to create human-animal hybrid cells without the need for a licence. The restrictive...
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Iran spares condemned academic Iran's hardline judiciary has revoked the death sentence of dissident academic Hashem Aghajari, officials announced yesterday. The verdict had sparked mass student...
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EU-Latin America and Caribbean summit sees commitment to scientific partnership
Brussels, 01 Jun 2004 Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean have agreed to launch a science and technology partnership with a view to encouraging collaboration within the...
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Network of Excellence to bring nanotechnologies to life
Brussels, 01 Jun 2004 The European Commission is providing 8.8 million euro under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) for a new Network of Excellence, called Nano2Life, which will develop the first...
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UK delivers 25 million euro boost for stem cell research
Brussels, 01 Jun 2004 The UK Research Councils have awarded grants to 57 new stem cell research projects, representing a combined investment of 16.5 million GBP (25 million euro). The new funds were...
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Twenty year Anglo-Italian science partnership to continue
Brussels, 01 Jun 2004 Cooperation between Italy's National Research Council (CNR) and the UK's Council for Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC), which was first forged 20 years ago, is...
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Micro-satellite steers by the stars to return views of Earth
Paris, 01 Jun 2004 Since its launch in October 2001, ESA's Proba micro-satellite has been returning remarkable imagery of some of our planet's major landmarks with a compact instrument called the...
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Health Consequences of Population Change
Deadline: 01/07/2004
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Student leaps from train to hitch lift to exam A desperate student leapt from a stranded train yesterday and begged a stranger to drive him the remaining 25 miles to a crucial finals exam. The 32-...
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Proposed Decision by the Council and Member States on the Promotion, Provision and Use of Galileo and GPS Satellite-Based Navigation Systems (link)
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Full text of Document 9941/04 Suite of documents 9941/04 Subject: Proposal for a Decision of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the...
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JAF Tasks for the Period 2004-2005 - Note from Prof. f. Fedi, President-Elect COST CSO (link)
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Full text of Document 264/1/04 Revision 01 Suite of documents 264/1/04 - This is an information document prepared by the President-elect in consultation with the proposed...
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Agenda of the Research Working Party, 7 June
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Full text of Document 2048/04 1. Court of Auditors' Special Report 1/2004 on the management of indirect Research and Development actions under the 5th Framework Programme -...
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Belgian researchers closing in on treatment for CMT
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Thanks to close collaboration between several Belgian universities and laboratories abroad, scientists are closer to a treatment for a little known hereditary disease of the...
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FP7 will address new global paradigms, says Acting Head of Unit
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Presenting the future of the EU information and communication technology (ICT) research agenda to an audience of Finnish ICT experts on 26 May, Khalil Rouhana, acting Head of...
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Achieving MORE mobility for young Central and Eastern European researchers
Brussels, 28 May 2004 Even before the enlargement of the EU to 25 Member States on 1 May, promoting the free movement of researchers within the Union was considered a high priority. The addition of...