Brussels, 25/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - In mid-July, the European Commission published a list of projects preselected for the Descartes Prize 2005. These 14 projects cover a broad range of scientific work and discoveries aiming to increase understanding of the purpose of research. At this stage, only 14 projects have been retained out of 85 candidates. These 14 projects bring together 76 teams working in 22 countries. They are competing for a prize of 1.15 million EUR to be awarded to the...