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The CRG Annual Symposium gathers 18 of the best worldwide experts In genomic regulation 9 & 10 November
AlphaGalileo 05/11/2007This 9 and 10 November, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) Annual Symposium will held its 6th edition, at the auditorium of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), focused on Genomic Regulation: Executing the Code, and organised...
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Floating effective for stress and pain
AlphaGalileo 05/11/2007Relaxation in large, sound- and light-proof tanks with high-salt waterfloatingis an effective way to alleviate long-term stress-related pain. This has been shown by Sven-Åke Bood, who recently completed his doctorate in psychology, with a...
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Making timber production 'indisputably' more efficient
CORDIS 03/11/2007Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) § a technology that allows the tagging and tracking of people and goods § has found many business applications in a wide variety of sectors in recent years, from retail to pharmaceuticals. The...
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EDEN project puts emerging vector§borne diseases under the microscope
CORDIS 03/11/2007In the years following World War Two, there was a wave of optimism in Europe that vector§borne diseases such as malaria and tick§borne encephalitis, could be eradicated using newly discovered treatments and vaccines. But the recen...
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Research at the University of Kent explores the impact of the Yukos affair on Russian politics and the global energy market
AlphaGalileo 02/11/2007Professor Richard Sakwa, an expert on Russian and European politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, has been funded by the British Academy to conduct research on the Yukos affair. The project a...
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First-ever precise data on Yangtze water quality
AlphaGalileo 02/11/2007For the first time, a team including foreign scientists has been authorized by the Chinese government to study water quality on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Hundreds of water and sediment samples collected at the end of 2006 have...
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Treat all patients with rare lung disease to prevent stroke, say doctors
AlphaGalileo 02/11/2007Treatment should be offered to all people with a particular rare lung condition, regardless of whether or not they show symptoms of it, say researchers and doctors behind a new study published today....
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University seminar to shed light on night-time crime
AlphaGalileo 02/11/2007Dr Kate OBrien, a lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, will speak on 'Crime and the Night-time Economy' as part of the criminal justice seminar series on 13 November....
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Liverpool scientists reveal how mice recognise each other
AlphaGalileo 02/11/2007Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that mice rely on a special set of proteins to recognise each other....
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Carbon Transportation and Storage
AlphaGalileo 02/11/2007An afternoon conference to look at the transporation and storage of CO2 gas produced by energy generation, focusing on pipeline engineering, potential storage sites and networks in the North Sea, injection strategies and the monitoring of C...
