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Sep. 2009
(5/55)
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 17 (14.09.), 27
Teaching DNA new tricks (Review of: Aptamers in bioanalysis
by M. Mascini, ed.)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 17 (15.09.), R626-27
Bee mystery continues
As beekeepers continue to suffer serious colony losses, application of genomic tools reveals puzzling results.
[environment]
[abstract and restricted access to PDF]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 18 (29.09.), R831-32
Uncertainty principles
The general elections in Germany have been more open than ever, with five main parties likely to be in
the new Bundestag. So what are their policies for science and the environment?
[germany]
[abstract and restricted access to PDF]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 9, 22-25
Schnipseljagd beim Strudelwurm
[Biochemie]
Groß M:
Trillium-Report
7, Nr 3, 109
Innovative Geschäftsideen: Der Autor zahlt
[publishing]
Aug. 2009
(6/50)
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 15 (10.08.), 21-23
A new spin on ESR
[spectroscopy]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 16 (24.08.), 28-29
Biotech and the rise of big pharmaceutical molecules (Review of: Manufacturing of pharmaceutical proteins: From technology to economy
by S. Behme)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 15 (11.08.), R626-27
New grids on the block
Meeting both carbon emission targets and energy demands may be feasible with DC cables connecting power-thirsty cities to sun-drenched deserts.
[energy]
[abstract and restricted access to PDF]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 16 (25.08.), R669-70
New structural insights
A signature from Vladimir Putin has finally secured the construction of a revolutionary new European X-ray research facility.
[germany]
[abstract and restricted access to PDF]
Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 4, 200
Wie Mäuse Gefahr wittern
[Biochemie]
[Abstract, PDF link]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 8, 22-23
Gentherapie gegen AIDS?
[Medizin]
July 2009
(7/44)
Gross M:
Chemistry World 28.07. (online only)
DNA to direct and switch off chemo
[DNA]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 13 (13.07.), 30
review of: A short guide to the human genome, by Stewart Scherer
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19,
No 13 (14.07.), R500
Framing research
Presenting scientific evidence in a certain context may bias public perception significantly.
[public understanding]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19,
No 14 (28.07.), R537-39
Climate crunch year
As countries around the world prepare for the crucial climate change conference in December, China tries to boost its green investment, Germany debates the pros and cons of carbon sequestration, the US debate a groundbreaking energy bill, and the UK counts the cost of mitigating climate change in the developing world.
[climate change]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19,
No 14 (28.07.), R539-40
At the frontline
Mangroves are at the frontline in the fight against the consequences of climate change.
[Earthwatch]
[restricted access]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 7/8, 741
Tycho Brahes Elemente
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 7/8, 779-81
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften:
Genomik auf dem Bauernhof
[Genomik]
Jun. 2009
(11/37)
Gross M:
Chemistry World No. 6, 40-44
Bubble-wrapped frogs
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 12 (22.06.), 29
Spinout stories (review of: Spin-Outs, by Graham Richards)
[book review]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 12 (22.06.), 31
Review of: The origin of life: a chemical approach by P. Herdewijn and M. V. Kisakürek
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 11 (09.06.), R427-28
Embryonic development
As the UK updates its pioneering Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, legal boundaries for research in the life sciences are redrawn in other countries as well.
[environment]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 12 (23.06.), R465
Fence protection progress
A 20-year project of fencing in the Aberdare National Park in Kenya is nearing completion.
[environment]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Oxford Today 21, No 3 (Trinity 2009), 17-19
Spin doctors
From understanding bird migration to green energy and new types of computers, Oxford scientists are developing a remarkable range of applications based on spin, a quantum mechanical property of electrons.
[biochemistry]
[free access]
Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 3, 66
Chemischer Kompass für Vögel
[Nanokosmos]
[PDF]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 6, 627
Chemie der Zahl 7
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 6, 660
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Proteinstrukturen in lebenden Zellen
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 6, 16
Exotischer Fossilfund im Hunsrück
[Evolution]
Groß M:
Trillium-Report
7, Nr 2, 57
Der Geist des Netzwerks
[Biotronik]
May 2009
(7/26)
Gross M:
Chemistry World 19.05. (online only)
Quick-switching carbon nanotube displays
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 01.05. (online only)
Efficient solar cells could work in tandem
[energy]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 10 (25.05.), 30
Biofuels (review of: Biocatalysis and bioenergy by Ching T. Hou and Jei-Fu Shaw, eds.)
[book review]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 9 (13.05.), 30
lop-sided life (review of: The origin of chirality in the molecules of life
By Albert Guijarro and Miguel Yus)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 9 (12.05.), R345-46
Green shoots
While the UK government presents a budget hoped to tackle economic as well as environmental challenges, other countries have taken the lead in harnessing the economic interventions for ecological gains.
[environment]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 10 (26.05.), R389
Germany's GM troubles
GM crops have become a focus of controversy in Germany, as Monsanto takes the country to court over MON810.
[environment]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Education in Chemistry 46, No 5, 78-81
Biofuels: the next generation
[energy]
[free access]
...
Apr. 2009
(7/19)
Gross M:
Chemistry World No. 4, 50-53
Is DNA nanotechnology coming of age?
[nanoworld]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 02.04. (online only)
Light-guided hydrogels direct cell growth
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 7 (13.4.), 30
For better, for worse (review of: The Alchemy of Air, by Thomas Hager)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 7 (14.04.), R267-8
European dissent over GM crops
The European Union has failed to quell the revolt among its member states over the union-wide acceptance
of GM crops Soon the four rebels could gain Germany as a new ally.
[bioethics]
[restricted access]
Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 2, 66
Wie Muskeln arbeiten: Actin-Puzzle (fast) gelöst
[Nanokosmos]
[PDF]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 4, 378
Konservativ oder konserviert?
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 4, 409-10
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften:
Vom Chemiebaukasten der Zelle zum Krebsmedikament
[Nanokosmos]
Mar. 2009
(4/12)
Gross M:
Chemistry World 19.03. (online only)
Capsules with flexi-pores open wide
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 6 (23.03.), 30
Space exploration (review of: Titan Unveiled, by Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 5 (10.03.), R180-81
Muddying the waters
A massive renewable energy project could have major environmental impact
[environment]
[restricted access]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 3, 20
Tanz der Moleküle zeigt lebendiges Bild der Zelle
[Nanokosmos]
Feb. 2009
(6/8)
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 3 (10.02.), R90-92
Biobanks looking for trust
A new planned biomedical databank in the US will need to win the confidence of potential contributors to succeed.
[bioethics]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 4 (24.01.), R143-44
Southern discomfort
A German-Indian collaboration to study the effects of iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean is under way,
after environmental concerns and a lively debate pitted German ministries against each other.
[protein folding]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Oxford Today 21, No 2 (Hilary 2009), 17-19
Seeing the trees for the woods
The University field station at Wytham Woods hosts the European base of a global research programme monitoring the
responses of forests to climate change.
[earthwatch]
[free access]
Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 1, 6
Klimawandel: Dramatische pH-Änderung der Ozeane
[Klimawandel]
[PDF]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 2, 119
Mammut reloaded
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
57, Nr 2, 140
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften:
Was ist eigentlich synthetische Biologie?
[Nanokosmos]
Jan. 2009
(2/2)
Gross M:
Current Biology 19, No 1 (13.01.), R25-26
Protein complexes: The evolution of symmetry (Dispatch)
[protein folding]
[restricted access]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 1, 16
Bakterielle Vereinsmeierei
[Mikrobiologie]
