BBC: Researchers across Europe have expressed dismay at the scrapping of the role of EU Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).
The EU Commission confirmed that the position held by Prof Anne Glover since 2012, would not be extended.
Prof Glover had incurred the wrath of green groups with her open support for genetically modified crops.
The final decision came on the day Europe's scientists were celebrating the success of the Rosetta mission.
Appointed to the role by the the former head of the EU...