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RSS![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...
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International experts, including JRC scientists, recommend as outcome of special workshop the deletion or replacement of specific animal tests for the...
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The JRC, together with scientists from Dutch, German and Danish organisations, organised an interlaboratory study to investigate the readiness of...
![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...
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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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A new, free software suite for the analysis of ecological networks has been released. The suite, which is named ‘NOS’ (Node Overlap and Segregation...
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A scientific-technical workshop on the MEKROU project was organised by the JRC and the AGRHYMET Regional Centre was held in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)...
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Machine readable travel documents issued by various Member states to citizens (like ID cards, passports or European driving licenses) must protect the...
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra hosted a two day workshop on 27-28th September 2017 to address how the complex and...
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JRC scientists have reviewed the current status and potential applicability of computational methods for predicting the properties of engineered...
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Three issues in the JRC MARS Bulletin global outlook series were published today: on Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.In Russia, the yield expectations for...
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Europe received fewer submissions of nanomedicines for market authorisation in comparison to other regions in the world in the last five years.This is...
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JRC scientists contributed to the review of in silico models that have been developed for the prediction of skin permeability. Such models are...
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JRC scientists contributed to the validation of methods to quantify a promising marker for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. This work is pivotal...
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According to the JRC MARS crop monitoring Bulletin for Europe, published today, favourable conditions prevailed in most of France, Germany and the...
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JRC scientists – in close collaboration with the Universities of Milan and Florence in Italy – investigated the relationship between increasing...
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In a new publication in Science of The Total Environment, JRC and leading global scientists in the field of water management identify 7 essential...
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The JRC recently released a certified reference material (CRM; ERM-DA476/IFCC) for testing of the immunoglobulin G proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil...
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The JRC – in collaboration with other Research Institutions – identified and measured a new mechanism of antimicrobial activity.They predicted...
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A recently published book on “Complex Systems and Social Practices in Energy Transitions”, edited and co-authored by JRC scientists, discusses how and...