Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 EU Science and Technology Foresight (indirect activities) implemented in FP6 Foresight activities in FP6 have been developed under 3 layers through the setting up of a "European...
Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 Speaking on the 50th anniversary of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) on 19 October, French President Jacques Chirac called on European countries to increase...
Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 The European Respiratory Society (ERS) has called for respiratory diseases to be made a priority in European research. In its position paper on the future of the European...
Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 The eight finalists for the 2004 Descartes Prize have been announced by the European Commission. The subjects addressed by the short-listed projects are wide ranging and include...
Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) are pushing for a reduction in fishing pressure on certain species in Europe, recommending zero...
Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 A seminar on new and upcoming EU policies for sustainable energy and climate protection will take place from 9 to 10 November in Brussels, Belgium. The main issues to be...
Brussels, 20 Oct 2004 The European Commission has published a call for proposals for 'stepping up economic and technological intelligence' under the 'research and innovation' thematic priority of the...
Paris, 20 Oct 2004 On 19 October 2004, ESA and DLR officially inaugurated the Columbus Control Centre. The Centre has been set up under ESA contract in Oberpfaffenhofen at the premises of DLR, near...
Paris, 20 Oct 2004 Instead of enjoying the last of the summer weather, scientists from the UK, Canada and Germany spent August and September isolated on vast ice-sheets in the Arctic, braving subzero...
Washington, 20 Oct 2004 The northern snakehead, an invasive species of fish that can breathe air and move across land for short distances, has been found in a Chicago harbor, officials from the...
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Leaked report damns passive smoking Passive smoking is a "substantial public health hazard," expert advisers have told the government in a boost to those seeking tobacco bans in restaurants, bars and...
British cloning is morally wrong, says Bush adviser US President George Bush's chief adviser on medical ethics accused Britain yesterday of crossing a "moral boundary" by allowing the cloning of...
Brussels, 19 October 2004 Mr. Fischler welcomed the recent adoption by the Danish Parliament of national legislation for the co-existence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 Some 13 countries have given their support to the joint Danish-Italian request to set up a European task force to ensure the co-existence of genetically modified (GM) crops and...