Insurance industry warned of nanotechnology risks
Brussels, 26 May 2004 A major reinsurance company has advised insurance companies that they may need to reconsider covering products manufactured using nanotechnology until more is known about any...
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EU finances first-ever European Network of Excellence in cardiovascular diseases
Brussels, 26 May 2004 Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in Europe, responsible in 2002 for five million deaths. This means over 50 per cent of all deaths are a result of...
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Syngenta decides not to market GM product in the EU after all
Brussels, 26 May 2004 The Swiss company Syngenta has announced its decision not to market its genetically modified (GM) sweetcorn, BT11, despite the recent authorisation of the product by the...
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Negotiating and managing FP5 and FP6 projects
Brussels, 26 May 2004 A workshop on negotiating, managing and administering Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) and FP6 contracts will take place in Limerick, Ireland, on 28 May. The event will include...
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Call for proposals - research into ethics
Brussels, 26 May 2004 The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for research into ethics under the science and activity area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). This call covers...
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Commission publishes women and science call for proposals
Brussels, 26 May 2004 The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for women and science under the science and society activity area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). This call...
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Cassini-Huygens approaching Saturn and Titan
Paris, 26 May 2004 Launched in October 1997, the ESA/NASA Cassini-Huygens mission is currently heading for Saturn. While ESA's Huygens probe will be the first ever to land on the surface of a moon in...
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Rosetta's scientific 'first' - observation of Comet Linear
Paris, 26 May 2004 ESA's comet-chaser Rosetta, whose 10-year journey to its final target Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko started on 2 March, is well on its way. The first phase of commissioning is...
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Latest research news
IVF baby born using sperm frozen in 1979 A baby born using sperm which was frozen for 21 years is believed to mark a world record in fertility treatment, British researchers said on Monday. The boy,...
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New FP6 Major Projects Library (link)
Brussels, 25 May 2004 The library contains an overview of over 150 Integrated Projects (IPs) and Networks of Excellence (NoEs) listed by thematic priority. The What's New? section features projects...
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Inquiry finds combination of organisational and resource factors responsible for Beagle 2 failure
Brussels, 25 May 2004 An official enquiry into the failure of the Beagle 2 Mars lander has found that 'there were programmatic and organisational reasons that led to a significantly higher risk of...
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EU-NIS partnering event in bio-informatics
Brussels, 25 May 2004 An EU-NIS (Newly Independent States) partnering event in bio-informatics will take place in Novosibirsk, Russia, from 25 to 30 July. The purpose of the partnering event is to...
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FP6 Workshop, Italy
Brussels, 25 May 2004 The Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research, APRE, is organising a workshop on the contractual and administrative aspects of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6),...
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International symposium on post-harvest science
Brussels, 25 May 2004 The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is organising its fifth international post-harvest symposium, to take place in Verona, Italy, from 6 to 11 June....
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Animal activists could be barred near labs Activists campaigning for animal welfare could be permanently barred from demonstrating outside Britain's biggest testing laboratory or its employees' homes...