Council gives go-ahead for biomass action plan
Brussels, 30 Nov 2004 The EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council welcomed the Commission's intention to draw up a European biomass action plan on 29 November, emphasising that it must...
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Advancing knowledge and the knowledge economy
Brussels, 30 Nov 2004 A conference on advancing knowledge and the knowledge economy will take place in Washington DC in the US on 10 and 11 January. The event is a joint initiative between several EU...
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International conference on science law ethics
Brussels, 30 Nov 2004 An international conference organised under the auspices of UNESCO and entitled 'science law ethics: medical research - human rights: 60 years after the Second World War' will...
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Parliament cancels STOA consultancy call
Brussels, 30 Nov 2004 The European Parliament has cancelled its call for tenders for scientific consultancy services for its Scientific and Technological Options Assessment (STOA) body. The...
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ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
Paris, 30 Nov 2004 The map is not the territory, runs the famous quote, but maps do represent an unparalleled tool for emergency management. Nobody knows this better than humanitarian organisations...
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APU joins flight from chemistry Anglia Polytechnic University yesterday said it was withdrawing chemistry as an undergraduate course and “refocusing” its teaching towards forensic science, the 28th...
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Small business links beat US Small businesses in the UK are twice as likely to collaborate with universities as their counterparts in the US, research by Cambridge University and MIT suggests. But US...
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Draft decision on genetically modified maize MON 863 to be referred to Council
Brussels, 29 Nov 2004 Following today's vote in the Regulatory Committee on the release of genetically modified organisms into the environment, the draft decision to authorise the import and...
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EFSA response to report of Friends of the Earth Europe regarding risk assessments of the EFSA GMO Panel
Brussels, 29 Nov 2004 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) believes that it fully fulfills its role of providing independent, authoritative advice on issues related to genetically modified...
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Council calls for 'privileged partnership' compromise with Japan over ITER site
Brussels, 29 Nov 2004 Anxious that the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) project remains as international as possible, the Competitiveness Council has proposed a 'privileged...
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Swiss say 'yes' to stem cell research
Brussels, 29 Nov 2004 Switzerland has become the first country in the world to ask its citizens whether scientists should be allowed to carry out research on the stem cells of human embryos. The...
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Biotechnology and conservation
Brussels, 29 Nov 2004 A workshop on 'the role of biotechnology for the characterisation and conservation of crop, forestry, animal and fishery genetic resources' will take place in Turin, Italy, from...
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European research shows how diet can improve health in the elderly
Brussels, 29 November 2004 Adapting diets to reduce the occurrence of Alzheimer’s or osteoporosis and more generally to improve health among the elderly are some of the possibilities revealed by EU...
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Nutrition and Ageing - showcasing European Research projects
Brussels, 29 November 2004 LIPIDIET: preventing Alzheimer’s disease through the diet Diet is already associated with the development of cardiovascular disease. Now the LIPIDIET research project...
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Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture Related Research - List of Research Areas (link)
Brussels, 29 Nov 2004 Full text of Document 152/04 Suite of documents 152/04 Delegations find attached a list of research areas established by the Presidency on the basis of the Member States'...