ESA members reluctant to replace Cluster mission
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The chances of the European Space Agency's Cluster mission relaunch appear bleak after the Ariane-5 disaster that led to loss of four satellites. However, scientists involved in the project have decided to pursue a full recovery plan that involves costing of the additional satellite options. The space mission was designed to study the magnetic and electrical field of the Earth's environment through a four-satellite configuration that allows three-dimensional analysis. Scientists are demanding financial compensation from the European Space Agency in the form of a free or discounted launch.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Dutch win a reprieve over threatened lab closing
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The Dutch government has put off closing the Institute of Applied Radiobiology and Immunology (IARI) after scientists vigorously objected to the plan. The IARI is a world-renowned center for the use of primates to study AIDS, malaria and other infectious or immunological diseases. However, chronic financial difficulties led Jaap Geenen, appointed to evaluate the situation, to recommend that IARI be closed and that its primate center be placed on a for-profit basis. The government has put this plan on hold and is now pondering the IARI's future.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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German resistance to genetic engineering diminishes
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German opposition to genetic engineering due to Nazi abuses in its wartime genetic research projects appears to have lost some ground. The opinion poll by the Institute for Public Opinion Research reported that only 29% out of 1,000 respondents said that genetic engineering should be avoided compared to 40% eight years ago. Although food and agricultural uses of genetic engineering is still suspect, medical uses has gained a much wider acceptance. This is due to a change in attitude arising from high unemployment and economic recession.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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