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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a call for expressions of interest for the renewal of its Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee. Scientists who would like to be considered for membership in one of EFSA's ten Scientific Panels or Scientific Committee have until 3 April 2023 to apply.
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The BfR and the Laimburg Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry based in South Tyrol, Italy, have signed a cooperation agreement. The aim of the cooperation, which is initially intended to run for four years, is to work together in the fields of applied research and development, supervision of student research projects and theses (bachelor's/master's theses and doctoral dissertations), and events such as training courses and workshops.
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The "International Conference on GMO Analysis and New Genomic Techniques" will take place both on site in Berlin and virtually from 14 to 16 March 2023. The three-day event will bring together scientists from five continents to exchange research projects and results on the detection and identification of genetic modifications.
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The people in Germany are taking individual measures more frequently again to protect themselves and others from the novel coronavirus: 48 percent of respondents to the latest BfR-Corona-Monitor reported getting tested for infection - an increase of 8 percent compared to last month. The proportion of people who wash their hands more thoroughly (67 vs. 70 percent) or use the Corona-Warn-App (34 vs. 37 percent) to protect themselves also increased during this period.
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In a Finnish observational study, children of mothers who had consumed more than 250 g of liquorice (approx. 500 mg glycyrrhizic acid) per week during pregnancy were compared with children of mothers who had consumed no or only about 125 g of liquorice per week.
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