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Plastics spoil mouse eggs A chemical commonly found in plastic food containers harms growing mouse eggs, according to a new study - fuelling the debate over the additive's safety. The compound is...
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Max Perutz Essay Prize
Deadline: 27/05/2003
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Commission communication on the common position for the directive on approximation of laws regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (link)
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 7872/03 Subject: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty...
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Text of common position for a Regulation on genetically modified food and feed (link)
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 5204/3/03 Revision 03 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council on 17 March 2003 with a view to the adoption of Regulation of the European Parliament...
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Portugal to open 20 new life science research centres
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 The Portuguese Minister for Science and Higher Education, Pedro Lynce, has reaffirmed his government's commitment to investing in science with the announcement that the ministry...
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More social sciences research as the EU heads east
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 With enlargement looming, more research will be needed to understand the socio-economic, legal and practical implications of eastward expansion. The European Union is poised to...
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Searching for habitable planets with Eddington
Paris, 31 Mar 2003 The scientific community involved in the search for habitable planets will meet in Palermo (Italy) on April 9-11 to take an important step towards the discovery of other worlds...
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Failure investigation technical update: Space Shuttle Columbia – Info note no. 4
Paris, 31 Mar 2003 The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) continues their work into the investigation of the accident and a number of hearings are now being held in public. The chairman of...
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A roundup of Portuguese science and technology
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 It has taken Portugal almost a decade, but this plucky EU state is showing why it should not be overlooked in science and technology. Although traditionally not recognised for...
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World Water Forum vows to turn on taps for all
Brussels, 31 Mar 2003 The recent World Water Forum fleshed out the international community's commitment to supply safe drinking water to its poorest citizens, and the EU promoted its sustainable...
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Today's news
Offtoff may break the law Universities UK, which represents vice-chancellors, says it is taking advice on the legal implications of the recent white paper, in particular investigation of the linkage...
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Support for research programme to find affordable AIDS and malaria drugs for developing countries (codecision, 1st reading, pre-agreed compromise amendments adopted)
Brussels, 28 Mar 2003 Gérard CAUDRON (EUL/NGL, F) Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision on Community participation in a research and development programme aimed at...
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Statement of the Council's Reasons on the common position for a Regulation on genetically modified food and feed
Brussels, 28 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 5204/3/03 Addendum 01 Revision 03 [...] III. Analysis of the common position A. General comments The common position is substantially in accordance with...
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FP6 through the eyes of the national contact points
Brussels, 28 Mar 2003 While research consortia across Europe keenly await the result of the first calls for proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), another group of individuals, the...
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Europe needs more researchers with entrepreneurial spirit, says Deniozos
Brussels, 28 Mar 2003 More researchers with business heads are needed if Europe is to become the most competitive knowledge based economy by 2010, said Dimitris Deniozos, the Greek General Secretary...