Table of contents
Special report
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SPECIAL REPORT EPIDEMICS
Global village
Two-speed health Although similar diseases affect the North and South, they are far from being treated in the same way.
Interview
“Confronting concern” A chat with François d’Aubert, President of the Cité de la Villette in Paris, on the inauguration of the Epidemik exhibition.
HIV
AIDS: a quarter of a century later… A report on the incredible research effort by the scientific community over the past 25 years in combating HIV.
Therapy
Aiding or exploiting Africa? The Europe and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership is bringing together Africa and Europe to combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Virus
14 Should we be afraid? Is the next viral pandemic on our doorstep? The scientific community sees the threats as real and believes it is best to be prepared. H5N1, chikungunya and SARS… The latest on these lethally potential viruses that have hit the headlines in this century's early years.
Epidemics
The pathogenic paradoxes of globalisation There is more to globalisation than economics. It is also disrupting the planet’s health conditions as viruses take to the air… European news. Research under the microscope.
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PARTICLE PHYSICS
At the frontier of human genius
At the frontiers of human genius Despite a false start, all eyes remain fixed on the LHC. We visit the greatest tool ever designed for physicists and the new jewel of technology.
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INTERVIEW
"The Internet is self-organising into a global meta-computer"
“The Internet is self-organising into a global meta-computer” A biologist and well-informed observer of information technologies, Joël de Rosnay shares his vision of the ‘living’ Internet.
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SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Research as seen by citizens
Research as seen by citizens A unique study carried out in the 27 Member States assesses public attitudes to science, research and European policy in these fields.
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BRAIN DRAIN
The parameters of the exodus
The parameters of the exodus On the basis of two decades of US statistics, economist Ahmed Tritah analyses the development of the European brain drain. A worrying trend.
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PORTRAIT
The pleasure of maths
The pleasure of maths Is maths complicated? So what, it’s beautiful! That is the view of Pierre Deligne, winner of the prestigious Wolf Prize for mathematics.
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SELF INTERVIEW
Architects of European research
Architects of European research An adviser to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research, Michel André, asks: who are the truly great names in European research?
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EXPO-SCIENCES 2008
A bridge between young people and science
A bridge between young people and science Expo-Sciences brings together young people from all backgrounds with a passion for science and technology. Report from Budapest, site of the 7th Expo-Sciences event. Science at your fingertips, Teaching corner, Publications, Young researchers, Opinion.
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IMAGE DE SCIENCE
Personality traits of bacteria
The personality traits of bacteria A colourful picture of the infection of human endothelial cells by a clinical strain of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus
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