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Dolly creator applies to clone human embryos Ian Wilmut, the Roslin Institute scientist who created Dolly the sheep, applied yesterday for a licence to clone human embryos to try to find a cure for...
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Galileo: Commission to recruit Executive Director for Supervisory Authority
Brussels, 28 September 2004 The European Commission has today launched the procedure for recruiting an Executive Director for the Galileo Supervisory Authority. The Authority is a Community agency...
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Presentations Given to the WIPO Information Meeting on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Geneva, September 15, 2004 (links)
Geneva, 28 Sep 2004 INTRODUCTION His Excellency Ambassador Bernard Kessedjian, Chair of the General Assembly of WIPO WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Mr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General...
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New Zealand Research Minister explains why Europe's researchers should consider collaboration with his compatriots
Brussels, 28 Sep 2004 New Zealand may not be the most obvious partner for Europe's researchers - the country is, after all, situated at the furthest possible point from Europe and known for its...
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Ireland funds autism research
Brussels, 28 Sep 2004 The Irish Minister for Health and Children, Micheál Martin, has announced that five million euro will be provided over the next five years for research into autism. The money...
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CERN open day
Brussels, 28 Sep 2004 To mark its 50th anniversary, CERN (the European organisation for nuclear research) is organising an open day to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 October. CERN, one of...
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ECSITE Annual Conference, Spain
Brussels, 28 Sep 2004 The European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions (ECSITE) will hold its annual conference in Barcelona, Spain, from 4 to 6 November. ECSITE, an...
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Basic research contract - corrigendum
Brussels, 28 Sep 2004 The European Commission has published a corrigendum to its call for tenders for a service contract on key issues in basic research. The deadline for the receipt of tenders has...
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Debt struck students ponder dropping out Almost a third of students have considered dropping out of university because of financial pressure, research published today shows. About 31 per cent of...
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Commission's decision authorising sweet corn from GM maise line Bt11 (OJ link)
Brussels, September 2004 Commission Decision of 19 May 2004 authorising the placing on the market of sweet corn from genetically modified maize line Bt11 as a novel food or novel food ingredient...
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Genetic Resources: Draft Intellectual Property Guidelines for Access and Equitable Benefit Sharing (link)
Geneva, Sep 2004 Document prepared by the WIPO Secretariat Full text OVERVIEW 1. Since its inception, the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional...
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GALILEO: Strengthening of the cooperation between the European Union and the Mediterranean Countries
Brussels, September 2004 On September 2004, an important step in the cooperation between the European Union and the MEDA countries was taken when the European Commission inaugurated the GALILEO Euro-...
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Eureka partnering event - white biotechnology
Brussels, Sep 2004 A white biotechnology partnering event will take place in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on 2 and 3 November. Research institutes and technology-oriented companies from throughout...
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Workshop on common standards for carbon nanotubes and nanofibres
Brussels, Sep 2004 A two-day workshop on standardisation in the field of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers will be held in Vienna, Austria, on 28 and 29 October 2004. The European NanoBusiness...
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Universities introduce lessons in literacy Lecturers at seven universities say declining levels of literacy among first-year students has led them to provide freshers with classes on essay writing....