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Sciences

  • Research Briefing

    New Psychoactive Substances

    Thursday, 04 June, 2015

    This briefing paper has been withdrawn. It has been replaced by the Library briefing on the Psychoactive Substance Bill 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Health
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Key Issues for the 2015 Parliament

    Tuesday, 19 May, 2015

    This book examines the key issues facing the House of Commons over the course of the 2015 Parliament - from the public finances to the UK’s membership of the EU and from school places for children to climate change.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Climate change
    • Communities
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Demography
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Elections
    • Energy
    • Europe
    • Family law
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Further education
    • Government
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Middle East
    • Parliament
    • Pensions
    • Pre-school education
    • Press and media
    • Prisons
    • Public spending
    • Rail
    • Schools
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Tax
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Mitochondrial Donation

    Thursday, 29 January, 2015

    This note seeks to provide a summary of the role of mitochondria, mitochondrial disease and the proposed new techniques. It will also outline the investigations into these techniques that took place prior to the Government announcement; a HFEA scientific review of the safety and efficacy of methods, an ethical review of the techniques for mitochondrial replacement undertaken by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and an HFEA public consultation. The main safety and ethical considerations associated with the introduction of these techniques into clinical practice will be discussed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
  • Insight

    Mitochondrial donation in Parliament

    Tuesday, 14 October, 2014

    • Insight
    • Health
    • Parliament
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Energy Storage R&D

    Thursday, 24 July, 2014

    There is a widely held view that electricity storage has a role to play in the future of energy, helping to integrate increasing levels of renewable generation into the UK generation mix

    • Research Briefing
    • Energy
    • Sciences
  • Insight

    Establishing academic connections

    Wednesday, 21 May, 2014

    • Insight
    • Parliament
    • Sciences
  • Insight

    Is better labelling the answer to concerns about slaughter methods?

    Friday, 16 May, 2014

    • Insight
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Water Bill 2013-14. Lords amendments

    Tuesday, 06 May, 2014

    This note provides information on the Water Bill’s Committee, Report and Third Reading stages in the Lords. It highlights amendments made to the Bill and also gives a brief account of other significant amendments discussed. It does not provide an exhaustive account of proceedings or document every amendment discussed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Environment
    • Industry
    • Sciences
  • Insight

    Reaching out from Westminster

    Monday, 17 March, 2014

    • Insight
    • Parliament
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Care.data

    Monday, 10 March, 2014

    This note provides information about the introduction of the NHS care.data system and the use of patients' data for research, and about how patients’ can opt out of having information from their medical records shared through this system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Sciences
    • Security
  • Insight

    The mind, the gap and the maker – innovation and manufacturing in the UK

    Friday, 10 January, 2014

    • Insight
    • Economy
    • Sciences
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    EU bibliographies: Animal Experiments Directive

    Wednesday, 19 September, 2012

    This Note brings together documents relevant to the draft EU Directive replacing Directive Dir86/609/EEC on animal testing. It is not an attempt to define policy in this area. For information on policy developments contact Elena Ares on extn 6348.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Higgs Boson

    Wednesday, 04 July, 2012

    Scientists at CERN have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle, thought to be the Higgs Boson.

    • Research Briefing
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Animal Experiments: Stray and Feral Animals

    Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

    This notes covers the transposition on the EU Directive on animal experiments and the concerns raised about stray animals.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Fluoridation

    Monday, 05 March, 2012

    This notes sets out the positions of various groups regarding the effects of fluoridation of drinking water. It also sets out the Government's position.

    • Research Briefing
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Industry
    • Sciences

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