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Human stem cells allow paralysed mice to walk Scientists have used injections of human stem cells to heal spinal injuries in paralysed mice, allowing them to walk normally again. The research, which...
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No Qualified Majority on GM Maize 1507 (Extract from: Provisional Version - Agriculture Council 20 September)
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 In the absence of a qualified majority in the Council, the Council was unable to act on the Commission's proposal on maize line 1507 (10785/05). A notification concerning the...
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STEPS: growing commercially viable human tissue from stem cells
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 A major EU-funded clinical engineering project has recently got underway that should see human tissue being grown from stem cells available for transplant in the next four years...
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Biosimulation: a new tool in drug development
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 The EU is funding the BioSim Network of Excellence in order to structure efforts to develop simulation models for the design, selection and testing of drugs. Thanks to the...
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Commission announces support for 89 environmental innovation projects
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 The European Commission is to provide funding for 89 environmental innovation projects across the EU under its LIFE-Environment programme, which aims to demonstrate new methods...
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UK designates six 'Science Cities' to spearhead economic growth
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, has designate six 'Science Cities' to lead the development of deeper links between business and the science base and ensure...
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European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) debate looks at past, present and future, Brussels, 26 September
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 An open debate on 'ERRIN: past, present and future' will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 26 September. The European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) is...
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Social research study
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for a study on 'bringing together and accelerating eGovernment research in Europe'. This study has the following...
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Study on the impact of the ICT sector on growth and competitiveness
Brussels, 20 Sep 2005 The Commission's Information Society DG has published a call for tenders relating to a study on the impact of the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector on...
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Today's news
Oxford may cut undergraduates to save £200m Oxford university is planning sweeping reforms to close a £200 million funding gap and preserve its world-class reputation. Academics will be told that...
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Environment: Commission supports 89 innovation projects in 17 countries with €71 million
Brussels, 19 September 2005 The European Commission has approved funding for 89 environmental innovation projects in 17 countries under the LIFE-Environment programme 2005. These projects will...
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Commission makes a push for wider accessibility of ICTs
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The Commission has adopted a communication on eAccessibility, designed to encourage the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that are accessible to...
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Galileo Galilei Institute becomes first in Europe devoted to theoretical particle physics
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The inaugural conference marking the official opening of the Galileo Galilei Institute (GGI), the first European institute devoted to the theoretical particle physics, will take...
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Conference on RNA interference, the Netherlands
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 A European conference on RNA interference, 'RNAi Europe 2005', will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 28 to 29 September. RNA interference has developed into one of...
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Call for tenders: harmonised indicators and estimation procedures for forests
Brussels, 19 Sep 2005 The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders relating to the development of harmonised indicators and estimation procedures for forests with...