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Stem cell research, March 2002
This POSTnote sets out recent legal and technical developments in the area of stem cell research and considers the issues they raise.
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MS treatments and NICE, February 2002
NICE provides evidence-based guidance for the NHS, to ensure doctors use the most effective and affordable treaments. This POSTnote outlines how NICE evaluates clinical- and cost-effectiveness and examines the wider issues raised by health technology appraisal.
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Labelling GM foods, February 2002
This POSTnote describes the background to the recent European Commission proposals to extend the GM labelling regime and examines the options available.
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Appraising major infrastructure projects, February 2002
The Government wishes to speed the planning of major infrastructure projects (MIPs) to minimise what it sees as unnecessary delays. This POSTnote focuses on what is meant by MIPs, and how they can be appraised.
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v-CJD in the future, January 2002
Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (v-CJD) was first defined in the UK in 1996. This POSTnote outlines the main factors that will influence the number of future cases, considers models that estimate the total number of deaths, and discusses the policy implications.
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Chemical weapons, December 2001
This POSTnote complements POSTnote 166 on Bio-terrorism and considers the nature of various chemical agents, international efforts to stop proliferation and UK preparedness for attacks.
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Managing flooding, December 2001
This POSTnote outlines the policy and practice of managing river flooding, and examines how the response might be improved.
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E is for everything? Public policy and converging digital communications, December 2001
This POSTnote is a summary of a longer report looking at the development of digital communications in the UK, considering the main policy issues and examining the implications of convergence for communications regulation.
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Biometrics and security, November 2001
Biometric technology identifies individuals automatically by using their biological or behavioural characteristics. This POSTnote considers the number of current and potential applications relating to national security and law enforcement.
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Bio-terrorism, November 2001
This POSTnote outlines the nature of the various biological weapons (BW) and their effectiveness, assesses which agents are most likely to be available and looks at UK plans to manage the consequences of BW attacks.
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Health benefits of physical activity, October 2001
This POSTnote describes the health benefis of physical activity, looks at trends in activity levels among the UK population and examines policy options for encouraging people to be physically active more frequently.
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UK electricity networks, October 2001
The Government wishes to increase the contribution of renewable electricity and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) to UK energy supplies. This POSTnote explores the regulatory, economic and technical implications arising. It accompanies a related but separate briefing on renewable energy (POSTnote 164).
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Renewable energy, October 2001
This POSTnote outlines the main renewable energy sources, the barriers to uptake, and the policies to stimulate their deploymnet. It specifically aims to help Parliamentarians in their consideration of the RO Order 2001. Also, this briefing accompanies a separate briefing on electricity networks (POSTnote 163).
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Access to medicines in the developing world, July 2001
This POSTnote outlines the international intellectual property (IP) regime and examines options through which developing countries can access effective treatments.
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Climate change policy update, July 2001
This POSTnote summarises the latest scientific assessment of climate change, the issues to be resolved at the international negotiations in Bonn, and the implications for future policy.
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