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Report on the Proposed Council Decision Authorising the Placing on the Market of Sweet Corn from Genetically Modified Maize
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 8341/04 Suite of documents 8341/04 No. Cion prop.: 5916/04 Subject: Proposal for a Council Decision authorising the placing on the market of sweet corn...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU (link)
Brussels, 15 April 2004 What are GMOs and GMMs? Genetic modification, genetic engineering or recombinant-DNA technology, first applied in the 1970s is one of the newest methods to introduce novel...
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Institutions for the transfer of technology from science to enterprises - reference database (links)
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Innovation is all about connections - frequently to research results and science. A new database of European technology transfer institutions not only shows how many such...
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European scientists discover gene associated with early onset of Parkinson's disease
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 A team of European and US scientists at the University College London's Institute of Neurology has discovered a new gene involved in the early development of Parkinson's disease...
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Test to increase success rate of transplant operations developed by UK-German partnership
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 A UK-German project, supported by Eureka, has led to the development of a new test that can significantly decrease the chances of organ rejection following a transplant...
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UK-Spanish collaboration set to uncover thousands of new planets
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 UK and Spanish astronomers are to begin using a newly constructed instrument based on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain, to chart thousands of as yet undiscovered planets...
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Germany to open first European ageing centre
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science in Germany has announced its decision to open a new institute on the biology of ageing. The planned institute will be the...
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MoU for the Implementation of a European Concerted Research Action, "Analytical Tools with Applications for Wood and Pulping Chemistry" (link)
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 258/04 Suite of documents 258/04 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU for the Implementation of a European Concerted Research Action, "Sustainable Low-Input Cereal Production: Required Varietal Characteristics and Crop Diversity" (link)
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 257/04 Suite of documents 257/04 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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Agenda of the COST JAF Group, 10 May 2004
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 1377/04 [Public Info Net automatically generates links to Council Register documents where an appropriately formatted document number is given. However,...
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Composition of the COST JAF Group - Note from Prof. Fedi, President-Elect COST CSO (link)
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 261/04 Suite of documents 261/04 (1) According to the procedures for appointing members of JAF ( COST 304/2/03) and taking into account both the letter of...
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Use of the COST Fund
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 260/04 Suite of documents 260/04 Subject: Use of the COST Fund 1. The COST Fund is used to financially support any activities decided by the CSO to further...
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Participation of Non-COST Countries and International/European Bodies in COST Actions (link)
Brussels, 16 Apr 2004 Full text of Document 259/04 Suite of documents 259/04 Subject: Participation of non-COST countries and International/European bodies in COST Actions Delegations will find...
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Royal Society calls for vetting of research proposals Research proposals should be vetted to help prevent the development of biological and nuclear weapons by terrorists and rogue states, a...