Politics fuels French synchrotron row
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It is still very uncertain where France's planned $174 million 2.15-GeV SOLEIL synchrotron will be located. The new Socialist government will re-assess the decision on the location of the facility. Paris, France, seems to be one of the favoured possible locations, although France is currently pursuing a policy of decentralizing research. Against this background, other possible locations include Orleans, Caen, Bordeaux and Lille. The government has denied rumours that the formal selection procedure will be abandoned and the facility will be sited in Bordeaux.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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French geneticists raise worries over use of new genome funds
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There are concerns by some French geneticists and stock market analysts that the government's possible plan for 1.5 billion French franc fund to be paid to a consortium comprising Genset, the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Biology, the Genopole biotechnology park and the National Sequencing Centre and National Genotyping Centre, could represent a hidden subsidy to Genset. Genset's shares have fallen sharply during the past year, but chief executive officer Pascal Brandys, claims that other biotechnology companies are experiencing the same problems.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Plans for N-test simulators trigger reaction
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France's decision to lessen its weapons research operations and concentrate more on imitating nuclear reactions has given way to a flurry of opinions. Experts from different scientific research centers pointed out that the involvement of lasers in the simulation may also be exploited in the revision of nuclear warheads and that the use of lasers per se indicated future nuclear activities. Others expressed growing concern about the highly classified information in nuclear trials and proposed that all pertinent data should be made available to critics.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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