Europe chooses cosmic radiation project

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The European Space Agency's space science advisory committee has selected the Cobras/Samba project over four rival projects due to its low ECU340 million cost and simple pilot phase design. The Cobras/Samba satellite will measure cosmic background radiation over the entire sky and will have ten times greater sensitivity and 50 times the angular resolution of the Cosmic Background Explorer. The satellite will look for primordial irregularities that gave rise to galaxies. The determination of the values of astrophysical factors, such as the Hubble constant is a part of the project.

Planning, Measurement, Science and technology policy, Scientific satellites, European Space Agency, Cosmic background radiation

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Fraud squad files report to prosecutor in Inserm case

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Legal authorities in France may launch further investigations into a case involving alleged scientific misconduct at the Laboratory of Nutrition, Lipoprotein Metabolism and Atheroschlerosis at the University of Rennes 1. The allegations focus on claims by the laboratory that the so-called lipolysis stimulated receptor has been identified and cloned. The work has been patented by Inserm and Genset. Doubts have been raised as to the validity of certain published results.

Research, Investigations, Ethical aspects, Fraud, Lipolysis

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