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Eutrophication and its detrimental effects on coastal ecosystems is one of the biggest issues in many regions of the world. Human activities and...
![Meeting of the EU Network of Laboratories for the Validation of Alternative Methods (EU-NETVAL) 10-11th October 2017](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-10/netval_group.jpg?itok=e5r-C7OY)
EU-NETVAL is a large network of highly qualified test facilities across Europe, coordinated by the Joint Research Centre to support the in vitro...
![Recommendations to delete or replace animal tests for quality control of biologicals](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-09/quality_control_of_biologicals.jpg?itok=G2feG_WV)
International experts, including JRC scientists, recommend as outcome of special workshop the deletion or replacement of specific animal tests for the...
![The JRC’s new handbook and dashboard provide information and recommendation on key policy areas for regions across Europe](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-10/jrc-regional-authorities-support-title_pic.jpg?itok=Pmscmvs8)
New JRC tools help regional authorities get a grip on policy challenges, from energy through transport to crisis management
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The JRC, together with scientists from Dutch, German and Danish organisations, organised an interlaboratory study to investigate the readiness of...
![The JRC’s new dataset shows maps of migrant communities across Europe.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-10/migrant_communities_title_pic.jpg?itok=qgqH7Sul)
The JRC has launched a data challenge to crowdsource policy ideas for integration, inviting researchers to use a new visual dataset mapping migrants...
![Identification of in vitro biomarkers to screen chemicals for potential cardiotoxicity in humans](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/pultipipette4.jpg?itok=Ko0biQcd)
JRC scientists have studied in vitro short and long-term effects of a model cardiotoxicant on mitochondrial function of human cardiomyocytes with the...
![Tuna schools tend to aggregate in hotspots of marine productivity that are detected from space.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-09/fotolia_64350463_richard_carey_xxl_plus.jpg?itok=PzLnUfyq)
In a new publication in Frontiers in Marine Sciences, a group of international scientists, led by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), developed habitat...
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On 6 October 2017, the JRC celebrated its 60th anniversary with a ceremony organised together with the Italian Civil Protection and the Italian Fire...
![The study by the JRC and Ohio State University shows a strong relationship between the openness of a nation and the impact of its research.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-10/food_safety_copyright_fotolia_alex_traksel.jpg?itok=iuB0BGmo)
Countries hoping to boost scientific impact should favour international exchange and collaboration, according to the latest joint research from the...