European Science Foundation - LESC http://www.esf.org/ LESC en European Science Foundation http://www.esf.org/fileadmin/img/logo_esf_rss.png http://www.esf.org/ 144 69 LESC TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:27:00 +0200 ESF Conference probes water’s mysterious interactions at molecular level http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/esf-conference-probes-waters-mysterious-interactions-at-molecular-level-423.html Some of the most challenging problems in science concern the behaviour of the most commonplace... LESC Research Conferences Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:05:00 +0200 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/esf-conference-probes-waters-mysterious-interactions-at-molecular-level-423.html Computation and experiment combine to unravel how genes are regulated and shed light on how cells become different http://www.esf.org/research-areas/physical-and-engineering-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/computation-and-experiment-combine-to-unravel-how-genes-are-regulated-and-shed-light-on-how-cells-be.html A closer alliance between computational and experimental researchers is needed to make progress... PESC LESC Exploratory Workshops Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:23:00 +0200 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/physical-and-engineering-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/computation-and-experiment-combine-to-unravel-how-genes-are-regulated-and-shed-light-on-how-cells-be.html Europe develops new technologies to boost health of livestock http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/europe-develops-new-technologies-to-boost-health-of-livestock-421.html A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being... LESC EMRC Exploratory Workshops Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:36:00 +0200 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/europe-develops-new-technologies-to-boost-health-of-livestock-421.html ESF’s European ice core project EPICA receives prestigious Descartes Prize for Collaborative, Transnational Research http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/esfs-european-ice-core-project-epica-receives-prestigious-descartes-prize-for-collaborative-tran.html The research project EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica), one of the European... LESC Research Networking Programmes Homepage Media Centre Press Releases 2008

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Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:06:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/esfs-european-ice-core-project-epica-receives-prestigious-descartes-prize-for-collaborative-tran.html Podcast: An interview with Frontiers of Functional Genomics’ Chair Dr. Taussig on the 3rd ESF Functional Genomics Conference on 1-4 October 2008 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/podcast-an-interview-with-frontiers-of-functional-genomics-chair-dr-taussig-on-the-3rd-esf-func.html Dr. Mike Taussig, the Chairman of the ESF’s Frontiers of Functional Genomics (FFG) speaks about the... LESC Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:30:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/podcast-an-interview-with-frontiers-of-functional-genomics-chair-dr-taussig-on-the-3rd-esf-func.html Big molecules join together will lead to better drugs, workshop found http://www.esf.org/media-centre/press-releases/ext-single-news/article/new-understanding-of-how-big-molecules-join-together-will-lead-to-better-drugs-synthetic-organic-ma.html Bacteria can be made to spin spider silk Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008 Exploratory Workshops LESC EMRC Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:04:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/media-centre/press-releases/ext-single-news/article/new-understanding-of-how-big-molecules-join-together-will-lead-to-better-drugs-synthetic-organic-ma.html Economists help climate scientists to improve global warming forecasts http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/economists-help-climate-scientists-to-improve-global-warming-forecasts-393.html Climate scientists are collaborating with experts in economic theory to improve their forecasting... LESC Soc Exploratory Workshops Homepage Media Centre Press Releases 2008

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Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:21:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/economists-help-climate-scientists-to-improve-global-warming-forecasts-393.html ESF’s workshop restores good name of sugar http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/esfs-workshop-restores-good-name-of-sugar-391.html Glycoscience now hotbed of medical research LESC Exploratory Workshops Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008

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Dr. Tony MerryE-Mail

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:57:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/esfs-workshop-restores-good-name-of-sugar-391.html Food for Thought: delivering the promise of food processing http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/food-for-thought-delivering-the-promise-of-food-processing-383.html Humans have transformed raw ingredients into food since prehistoric times. But scientists are... LESC Forward Looks Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2008

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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:51:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/food-for-thought-delivering-the-promise-of-food-processing-383.html EuroBioForum Sows the Seeds for Future Life Sciences Initiatives in Europe http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/eurobioforum-sows-the-seeds-for-future-life-sciences-initiatives-in-europe-382.html A meeting of researchers, administrators and funding agencies has laid the foundations for a key... LESC Eurobiofund Media Centre Homepage Press Releases 2007

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Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/news/ext-news-singleview/article/eurobioforum-sows-the-seeds-for-future-life-sciences-initiatives-in-europe-382.html