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Scientists grow ¡°spare-part¡± organ Scientists have succeeded in growing a ¡°spare-part¡± organ for the first time, leading to hope for new cancer treatments. A research team at Monash University in...
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Germany encourages brain gain with 21.5 million euro prize fund
Brussels, 23 January 2002 Germany is attracting talented young foreign researchers to the country with a 21.5 million euro prize fund. The Sofja Kovalevskaja awards will be presented for the first...
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Hospital Solidarity Network against AIDS: Presidency launches project
Brussels, 17 June 2002 Hospital solidarity to fight against aids. Note from Presidency to Council. Brussels, 12 June 2002 (document 9944/02 SAN 84). Full text This initiative is rooted in the...
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A glamorous and seductive style that was exquisitely in tune with the 'moderne' world
Art deco infused fantasy and vitality into everything from music, fashion and product design to decorative arts, Hollywood films and city skylines across the globe. Ghislaine Wood reports. Art deco...
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The past predicts a fragile future
Lineages of the Present - The Geopolitics of South Asia - Reinventing India
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Inquiry criticises police action at student protest
An inquiry has criticised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for "inappropriate conduct" while trying to quell student protests during an international summit on global trade at the University of...
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An invitation to dine at the periodic table
When Lutz Tietze hung up his lab coat, his students presented him with a collection of recipes from the world's top organic chemists. Karen Gold found the work far from formulaic. A Buchner funnel,...
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Malaysian OU opts for Heriot-Watt expertise
Tan Sri Abdullah Sanusi, president of the fledgling Malaysian Open University, has finalised an e-learning deal with Heriot-Watt University to give new Malaysian students access to Heriot-Watt's...
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Crusader tries to awaken Japan
Japan's Past, Japan's Future
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EU Action Plan to boost research efforts in Europe
Brussels, 29 April 2003 The European Commission will present tomorrow a roadmap with detailed measures to encourage public and private players across Europe to upgrade their research effort. The...
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Men without a mission make poor soldiers
The drive towards war on Iraq appears unstoppable, but it's not too late to pause to reflect on the justice of the fight - a king once halted a war so his leading thinkers could consider the very...
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Eyewitness: First steps in Caucasus peace process
The long-standing enmity between Armenians and Turks could be resolved by a "reconciliation commission", which met for its first session last week. Commission members from Armenia, Turkey, Russia and...
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First state school alumnus heads Oxford college The first alumnus of a comprehensive school to head an Oxford college has taken up his post. Andrew Dilnot, 42, former director of the Institute of...
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Putting Canada in the frame
Brussels, 30 Sep 2002 Dr Christophe Sensen of the University of Calgary, Canada, is well placed to discuss Canadian collaboration with the EU. A German who went across to Canada over a decade ago, he...
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Emission to kill
The hole in the ozone over Antarctica surprised a world that thought it was polluting only its cities. Paul Crutzen asks what other shocks lie in store. From an evolutionary point of view, Homo...