Geneva, 04 Mar 2004 OVERVIEW Genetic resources can provide an important input for research and the development of new products, in an increasingly broad range of technological and industrial sectors...
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 A conference on radioactive waste management, organised by the European Commission, will take place in Luxembourg from 29 March until 1 April. While nuclear energy currently...
Brussels, 4 March 2004 Commission Decision of 3 March 2004 setting up Scientific Committees in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment (OJ L66/45 4.3.2004). Full text Official...
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 The European Commission adopted a decision on the creation of three new non-food scientific committees on 3 March. The bodies will complement the existing Community advice...
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 A new report has been published by the UK think tank Demos, which argues that the EU and the US have fundamentally different approaches to space, but that Europe should stick to...
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 A consortium of 20 European natural history institutions, including museums and botanical gardens, has been awarded 13 million euro over five years under the Research...
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 After 18 months debate, the Council of Ministers has adopted a directive on common standards for the medical use of human cells and tissues, leaving ethical matters up to...
Brussels, 04 Mar 2004 Cranfield University is organising a launch event for REWARDS (Region Wide Access to R&D Support), to be held on 23 March at the Newmarket Racecourses in the UK. The...
Life on a Young Planet
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This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a 1920s country-house satire: "Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed."...
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