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The Longitude Prize 2014 has stimulated debate over the true purpose of these initiatives and whether the public can rise to the challenge of making such decisions.
This Focus issue highlights the growth of synthetic biology as a vibrant and vigorous scientific discipline that has its roots firmly grounded in microbiology.
The publication of the Annual Epidemiological Report from the ECDC gives a snapshot of the most important communicable disease threats faced by the EU.