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The European Molecular Biology Organization was founded in July 1964, with the aim of setting up a CERN for molecular biology
CERN physicists joined composers and musicians to rock out with the universe at the Montreux jazz festival this week
Luciano Maiani on forging new links between Europe and the New World
Scientists with ALICE have been awarded the European Physical Society's Lise Meitner Prize for their work on quark-gluon plasma
An upcoming series of seminars will highlight the potential of particle-phyics research for applications in medicine, says Steve Myers
These last two weeks have underlined the significance of our 60th anniversary slogan: science for peace
As of today, LHCb has new management
CERN featured prominently at the EuroScience Open Forum 2014, held between 22 and 26 June in Copenhagen, Denmark
The Universe of Particles exhibition in CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation has won a certificate of excellence from the travel website TripAdvisor
Scientists from CERN examined the common ground between science, philosophy and theology at a Wilton Park meeting this week
Lison Bernet is the author of the cartoon strip "La BD du LHC", which she draws every month for LHC France
Next year’s budget, the MTP, CERN enlargement, and the pension fund: the June meeting of Council was a busy one, says Rolf Heuer
