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Explosive Injuries
This briefing provides a background to explosive injury, explores developments in mitigation science, and highlights research priorities.
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Improving livestock
This note describes current technologies used in livestock breeding, research into future technologies and how the improvement of livestock can contribute towards future food security.
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Livestock disease
This POSTnote examines disease threats to UK livestock, outlines prevention and control measures, and looks at factors likely to contribute to future disease.
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An Ageing Workforce
This POSTnote examines the main challenges to the participation and productivity of older people in the workforce.
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Clinical Trials
This POSTnote summarises some of the most important reasons behind the decline in clinical trials in the UK, and the actions being taken to improve the situation.
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GM crops and food security
This POSTnote examines the potential contribution that genetic modification of crops might bring to increasing food production in Europe, in a global context.
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Natural capital accounting, May 2011
This POSTnote outlines the need for "environmental accounting" by governments, to maintain the capacity of ecosystems to sustain human well-being at acceptable levels.
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Housing and health, January 2011
This POSTnote looks at the impact of poor housing on health and examines the implications for housing policy.
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UK indoor air quality, November 2010
This POSTnote describes sources of indoor air pollution, the evidence for adverse effects on human health and outlines possible policy responses.
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Biofortification of foods, November 2010
This POSTnote describes developments in biofortification, examines its potential impact, and the implications for policy makers in the UK and abroad.
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Drug pricing, October 2010
This POSTnote outlines current drug pricing policy and examines other options to evaluate pricing, including "value-based" pricing.
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Genetically Modified Insects, June 2010
This POST note discusses how insects are essential to global ecology and show remarkably varied adaptations to their environment. Their genetic modification has been proposed as a new way of controlling insect pests.
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Addictive behaviours, May 2010
This POSTnote reviews research on the addictive dimensions of gambling, eating, sex, internet use and shopping. It provides an overview of factors contributing to addictive behaviours and the personal and social consequences. It also examines the implications for treatment provision, public health and prevention strategies and industry regulation.
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POSTbrief
Science in the New Parliament, 2010
After every general election, POST produces a special briefing highlighting some of the main science-based issues that the new Parliament is likely to encounter.
Total results (page 20 of 24)