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Forget oil, overseas students make money A boom in demand for higher education could triple the number of foreign students at British universities to 870,000 by 2020, a new report concluded yesterday...
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Commission Staff Working Paper in Support of the Second Progress Report and Future Orientation on Life Sciences and Biotechnology (link)
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 8440/04 Addendum 01 Suite of documents 8440/04 Subject: Commission staff working paper in support of the Communication from the Commission to the European...
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Finalised Text of Council Regulation Establishing a Community Programme on the Conservation, Characterisation, Collection and Utilisation of Genetic Resources in Agriculture (link)
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 6764/04 Suite of documents 6764/04 Subject: COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and...
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"A" Item Note: Proposed Council Regulation Establishing a Community Programme on the Conservation, Characterisation, Collection and Utilisation of Genetic Resources in Agriculture (link)
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 8203/04 Suite of documents 8203/04 No. Cion prop.: 5124/04 Subject: Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community programme on the...
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JAF Tasks for the Period 2004-2005 - Note from Prof. F. Fedi, President-Elect COST CSO (link)
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 264/04 Suite of documents 264/04 - This is an information document prepared by the President-elect in consultation with the proposed members of the JAF...
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EFSA issues opinions on new GM maize:MON 863 maize considered as safe as conventional maize (link)
Brussels, 19 April 2004 The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Panel on Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO) has published today two opinions on genetically modified maize MON 863 and the...
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EFSA provides scientific advice on the use of antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically modified plants
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Panel on Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO) has published today an opinion relating to the utilisation of antibiotic...
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Expert group makes 25 recommendations on genetic testing
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 A European expert group has published 25 recommendations on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic testing. The recommendations include a call for screening for...
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International team publishes detailed map of 20,000 human genes
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 A detailed map of more than 20,000 human genes has just been published on the Internet by an international research team. Some 152 scientists from 40 research institutes from...
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Royal Society proposes vetting research with potentially harmful applications
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 The UK's Royal Society told a United Nations (UN) meeting in Washington on 19 April that proposals for scientific research should be vetted in order to prevent harmful...
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QualityLowInputFood project publishes three calls for proposals
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 The coordinators of the EU funded project QualityLowInputFood have published three calls for proposals. The project consortium requires the following: - Information on the...
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Food processing waste conference
Brussels, 20 Apr 2004 The British Institute of Food Research (IFR) is organising a conference aimed at facilitating the identification and exploitation of knowledge relevant to food processing waste...
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U.S. National Academy of Sciences Report on Changes Needed to Improve Operation of U.S. Patent System (link)
Washington, 20 Apr 2004 To enhance the vitality and overall operation of the nation's patent system, federal officials should take decisive steps to increase the system's flexibility, openness, and...
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European Space Policy - EU / ESA co-operation
Strasbourg, 20 Apr 2004 Guido BODRATO (EPP-ED, I) Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the European Community and the European Space...