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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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Cyber Security in the UK
Cyber security refers to defences against electronic attacks launched via computer systems. This POSTnote looks at approaches to cyber security in the context of large-scale attacks, with a focus on national infrastructure.
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Marine planning
This POSTnote describes the marine planning process and considers the challenges it will face.
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Anaerobic digestion
This POSTnote examines the potential for anaerobic digestion in the UK and the main challenges connected with its development.
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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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Water in production and products
This POSTnote examines how virtual water use is calculated and its application within the global economy.
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Biofuels from algae, July 2011
This POSTnote examines the technical, economic and environmental issues around algal biofuels and their relevance to UK and EU policy targets.
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Evidence-based conservation, June 2011
This POSTnote summaries the benefits of, and issues surrounding, an evidence-based approach to conservation management.
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Landscapes of the future, June 2011
This POSTnote examines how policy structures, including planning reforms, might deliver land use systems that meet the challenges of projected population increases, climate change and economic growth with limited land and natural resources.
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Informal STEM education, June 2011
This POSTnote describes the informal sector's links to formal STEM education and its contribution to the national STEM learning agenda. It complements a forthcoming note on STEM education for 14-19 year olds.
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Carbon footprint of electricity generation, June 2011
This POSTnote provides an overview of the carbon footprints of a variety of electricity generation technologies, including evidence from more than 30 peer-reviewed studies.
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