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National Science Foundation to cut support for Arabidopsis resource.
18 November 2009
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Referral to European Court may help to harmonize laws on intellectual property.
16 November 2009
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All adult cells can be reprogrammed, researchers claim.
08 November 2009
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European Union set to take a bigger role in climate and space policy.
05 November 2009
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Achilleas Mitsos hopes to sharpen up Greek science.
05 November 2009
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Budgets set to double as new government backs previous spending commitments.
03 November 2009
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Prize for physiology or medicine awarded for uncovering role of telomeres.
05 October 2009
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Viral infection precedes an unexpectedly large proportion of childhood pneumonia cases.
05 October 2009
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Out of sight is not out of mind for facial expressions or body language.
28 September 2009
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Commission president pledges to hire top adviser.
17 September 2009
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Neurosurgeons have unparalleled access to the human brain. Now they are teaming up with basic researchers to work out what makes it unique, finds Alison Abbott.
14 October 2009
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Patients checking in to the German Mouse Clinic will undergo the most sophisticated medical testing in the world. But, finds Alison Abbott, the waiting list is becoming a problem.
19 August 2009
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03 June 2009
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03 June 2009
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While researchers in Greece starve for government support, biomedicine is thriving at a lavish new centre in Athens, finds Alison Abbott.
08 April 2009
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From a home lab to the Italian Senate, by way of nerve growth factor — Rita Levi-Montalcini is a scientist like no other. Alison Abbott meets the first Nobel prizewinner set to reach her hundredth birthday.
01 April 2009
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Neuroscientists are pretty sure they know what causes Alzheimer's disease, but their theory has not yet given rise to effective drugs. Alison Abbott asks what's wrong.
12 November 2008
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Where should the drug industry go to find new ideas? In the first of two features, Alison Abbott asks if the future lies in systems biology -- a field that attempts to piece together 'everything'. In the second, David Cyranoski looks at drug companies' attraction to China.
29 October 2008
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Does the difficulty in finding the genes responsible for mental illness reflect the complexity of the genetics or the poor definitions of psychiatric disorders? Alison Abbott reports.
09 July 2008
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Portugal's spending on research is near the lowest in western Europe. Can a single-minded lady with half a billion euros change things, asks Alison Abbott.
02 April 2008