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Patents and gene sequences, July 2000
This POSTnote outlines the progress to date of sequencing efforts and examines the intellectual property rights (IPR) issues that arise.
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Stem cell research, June 2000
This POSTnote outlines recent developments in stem cell research, looks at the potential applications and analyses the issues that arise.
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Human genome research, June 2000
This POSTnote is a summary of a POST report that outlines the main developments, examines the implications and discusses the issues that arise.
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GM animals, June 2001
This POSTnote describes recent trends in the use of GM animals, examines the underlying reasons for these trends and looks at possible future developments. Specific welfare issues relating to the production and use of GM animals are also examined.
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Science in the media: press coverage of GM food, May 2000
Recent years have seen intense media interest in genetically modified (GM) foods. POST and the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee commissioned research to investigate media coverage of GM foods over the first six months of 1999. This report details the findings of this research and considers the conclusions drawn.
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Genetic testing, May 2000
This POSTnote examines recent developments in the field of genetic testing, and analyses the issues that arise.
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Cleaning up? Stimulating innovation in environmental technology, April 2000
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has reviewed industry's responses to environmental pressures and what drives innovation. This note summarises a longer report on innovation in environmental technology.
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Mixed oxide nuclear fuel (MOX), April 2000
This POSTnote gives an overview of how MOX is made and used, and looks at some of the issues raised.
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Water efficiency in the home, March 2000
This POSTnote examines the techniques for increasing domestic water efficiency and discusses the issues raised.
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Technologies for independence in later life, February 2000
This POSTnote explores the technologies currently available to meet the needs of older people and analyses their accessibility to the end-user.
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Women in science, engineering and technology – an on-line consultation, January 2000
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has recently completed its second on-line consultation, on the subject of women in science, engineering and technology (SET). The exercise aimed to inform the ongoing wider debate about the role of women in SET and to test the effectiveness of an e-mail based on-line consultation. This POST Report considers the topics that arose during the discussion and the issues raised by the method of on-line consultation.
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A New UK Synchrotron, December 1999
This POST Note examines the need for a new UK synchrotron and analyses the issues that arise.
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Health Concerns and the MMR Vaccine, December 1999
A number of recent scientific studies have investigated possible adverse health effects in infants receiving the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine. The studies focus on the question of whether measles-containing vaccines, including MMR, are associated with the onset of intestinal complaints and/or behavioural disorders. This briefing summarises the evidence from such studies and examines the issues that arise.
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The Sun and Space Weather, November 1999
Last August’s total eclipse of the Sun focussed popular attention on solar science . Beyond this transient spectacle, the increasing use of near-Earth space by satellites provides a strong economic incentive for greater knowledge of Sun-Earth interactions. The disruptions these can cause on Earth, could well increase as the next maximum in solar activity approaches.
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