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With the human population continuing to grow and the developing world gaining in prosperity, the global demand for food will rise. New food resources...

The European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre has...

JRC scientists reviewed the recent activities and achievements in the area of genotoxicity testing with the conclusion that the availability of...

According to the latest JRC MARS crop monitoring Bulletin for Europe, published today, heatwaves and scarce precipitation persisted in July and at the...

The JRC participated along with other international experts in the review of current approaches for acute systemic toxicity testing.To facilitate the...

JRC scientists carried out a multi-annual study based on comparative metabolomics combined with chemometry applied on carrots coming from different...

The July issue of the JRC MARS crop monitoring Bulletin for Europe was published yesterday, alongside one of the JRC MARS Bulletin global outlook...

JRC scientists demonstrated the effect of silica nanoparticle agglomeration on the level and mechanism of their uptake by cells, i.e. agglomerated...

CONCORDI 2017,a key networking and thought-leadership event on corporate R&D and innovation, has just opened its registration. The biennial European...

The JRC released a new certified reference material for arsenobetaine. The material supports laboratories in implementing Commission Recommendation...

The JRC proposes a new 'Euromarker' substance to mark gas oil and kerosene for lower tax rate use in support to the Taxation and Customs Union...

Outcome of Symposium organised by the EC-JRC together with the Trio Presidency of Malta, Slovakia and the Netherlands on 27 June 2017 in Brussels.The...

JRC scientists investigated the in vitro response of cells to nanoparticulate silver.The study showed how a commonly used assay for detecting pro...

JRC scientists – in collaboration with research groups from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology EMPA and the French...

The JRC's EURL ECVAM has launched a validation study to assess in vitro methods for the detection of chemicals which disrupt thyroid function.There is...

The European Commission's Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD) has expanded the datasets within its Dynamic Data Hub to include...

The June issue of the JRC MARS crop monitoring Bulletin for Europe was published this week, alongside four Bulletins in the JRC MARS Bulletin global...

JRC scientist contributed to the functionalisation and characterisation of silicon carbide nanoparticles (SiCNPs).These particles have the promising...

As part of its activities, the JRC has recently completed an on-site bio-optical measurement campaign in the Mediterranean Sea to verify the marine...