Botanists grow 200 year old seeds
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 Scientists at the Millennium Seed Bank, an international plant conservation initiative operated by the Royal Botanic Gardens in the UK, have succeeded in inducing 200 year old...
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Austria sees one euro in six invested in research
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 Never has so much money been invested in science and research in Austria as in 2006, the country's Minister for Education, Science and Culture told journalists on 21 September....
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New awards to fund agricultural research
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 The UK-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) have awarded three new crop science...
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New Deputy Director General at DG Research
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 The European Commission has appointed Daniel Jacob as Deputy Director-General for Research. He will be in charge of Community Research Programmes. The 56 year old Belgian...
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Tender: study on industrial competitiveness, environment, energy and transport policies
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 The European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry has launched a call for tenders for an analysis of the interactions between the EU's industrial,...
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Tender: promoting innovative broadband projects
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 The European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society and Media has launched a call for tenders to implement and promote the European awards for innovative...
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Tender: Improved and extended guidelines on statistical cooperation
Brussels, 22 Sep 2006 The European Commission's Statistical Office (Eurostat) has issued a call for tenders to improve and extend the guidelines on statistical cooperation. For further information,...
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