All Government articles – Page 78
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NewsEuropean commission scraps chief scientific adviser post, dismaying scientists
Top scientists line up to express disappointment as advisory role is abolished after just three years
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BusinessRussian sanctions hurt chemical industry
Equipment imports and modernisation hampered by extra administrative burden
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Opinion
Public health is the bottom line
To safeguard society, regulators must be free from the influence of industry interests, says Martin Pigeon
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NewsSweden pushes for research to boost industry
New government see cooperation between science and industry as way to reindustrialise the country
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Opinion
Good science, bad science?
Paul Leonard is concerned by industry’s exclusion from policy panels – it’s the science that matters, not who pays for it
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NewsRepublican gains may spur US chemical rules reform
Industry groups suggest new Congress will clear the way for modernisation of 40-year-old legislation
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700 US troops report possible chemical agent exposure
Pentagon reveals hundreds of troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan may have been exposed to chemical weapons
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NewsUS states reject GM labelling laws
Oregon and Colorado vote against labelling genetically modified produce, after multimillion dollar campaigns by food companies
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NewsEmissions must hit zero by 2100, says IPCC
Latest climate report warns of severe global impacts unless carbon emissions are slashed
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NewsPlea for EU to act on GM from plant scientists
Open letter from top researchers decries politicisation of the approval process for genetically modified crops
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China's science academy launches new reform drive
Nation’s largest science body will be reshuffled amid government concerns over lack of research breakthroughs
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Next milestone in US HCFC phase out
Ozone-depleting refrigerants will be phased out by 2020 under new rules
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NewsFree legal help for embattled US scientists
Pro bono effort to defend government and university scientists from ‘harassment campaigns’ has been launched
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NewsResearch to make pathogens more dangerous halted
US agencies temporarily suspend funding certain ‘gain-of-function’ research until new government policy is in place
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NewsEuropean commission looks for endocrine disruptor definition
Consultation seeks opinion on a scientific description for these chemicals to help inform existing regulation
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NewsEuropean scientists rally to protest jobs and funding crisis
Marches across the continent aim to raise the plight of research and emphasise its economic importance
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NewsScience roadmap for next parliament unveiled
UK Campaign for Science and Engineering wants funding to match US levels and VAT exemptions for R&D
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NewsQuotas proposed to back younger US researchers
Legislator wants National Institutes of Health to reduce median age of first-time grantees to 38 by 2025
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US ramps up rare diseases research
National Institutes of Health spends $29 million to study more than 200 rare diseases
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Business
US tax changes ripple into merger deals
Efforts to curb tax-avoiding ‘inversion’ deals will slow, but not stop, the wave