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Government has bought wrong smallpox vaccine, say scientists The government has bought the wrong vaccine to protect the UK population from smallpox, according to US research. Steve Prior, a senior...
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Response by the European Commission to comments by WTO Members on GMO foods and feed
Geneva, 26 July 2002 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Response from the European Commission to comments submitted by WTO Members under either...
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Response by the European Commission to comments by WTO Members on the traceability and labeling of GMO foods and feed
Geneva, 26 July 2002 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Response from the European Commission to comments submitted by WTO Members under either...
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EU should prioritise alternatives to animal experiments, says UK report
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The development of alternatives to animal experiments is already a priority for the EU, a European Commission spokesperson told CORDIS News, in response to a UK report which...
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Commission seeks specialist researchers
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The European Commission is holding a competition for research specialists in a variety of fields. Researchers are sought in the following areas: Field 1: Life sciences and...
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Austria to host satellite navigation conference
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The Austrian Institute of Navigation (OVN) will host the seventh international global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) conference in Graz, Austria, from 22 to 25 April 2003...
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Call for tender for assessment of energy projects
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The European Commission's Energy and Transport DG has issued a call for tenders for project assessments of renewable energy and energy efficiency studies. The services will be...
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ESA and Eurocontrol sign cooperation agreement on using space technology for civil aviation
Paris, 26 July 2002 A five-year renewable Agreement for Cooperation was signed today in Brussels by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Antonio Rodotà , and the Director General...
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ESC Opinion: Crossborder movements of GMOs
Brussels, 26 July 2002 Full text of opinion Rapporteur: Mr Espuny Moyano (Employers - Spain) European Economic and Social Committee http://www.esc.eu.int http://www.ces.eu.int/
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Beijing to host international biology fair
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The China International biology projects fair will take place in Beijing, China, from 28 to 31 August 2002. The event, organised by the Chinese Academy of science in...
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Call for tenders for study on impact of IST in candidate countries
Brussels, 26 July 2002 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a call for tenders for a prospective analysis in the candidate countries of factors and impacts in the...
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Violent days on the Sun
Paris, 26 July 2002 On Tuesday 23 July 2002 space scientists recorded the largest of four powerful solar flares, all occurring in the space of just eight days. Solar flares are tremendous explosions...
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Today's news
Long life is all in the mind Older people can literally think themselves into the grave by feeling bad about getting old, according to researchers. A positive attitude will add more years to your...
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Manchester honours Bannister with degree Sir Roger Bannister, runner of the first sub-four-minute mile, was today presented with a combined honorary degree from the University of Manchester, the...
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French research institutes team up to tackle emerging diseases
Brussels, 25 July 2002 Three leading French research institutes have pledged closer cooperation to tackle emerging diseases transmitted by 'vectors' such as mosquitoes. The Centre de coopération...