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December 2008 (7/70)
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Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 24 (22.12.), 29
review of "Nickel and its surprising impact in Nature" by A. Sigel, H. Sigel, and R.K.O. Sigel, eds.
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 23 (09.12.),
R1073
Bee gloom deepens
As the loss of bee colonies continues with no remedy in sight, British beekeepers have asked their
government for a five-fold increase in spending on bee research.
[environment]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 24 (23.12.),
R1112
Acid tests
Researchers warn that the excess carbon dioxide we produce increases the acidity of the oceans much faster than expected.
[climate change]
[restricted access]
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Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 6, 374
Ein schlumpfblaues Protein
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 12, 1227
Ausgeforscht: Moleküle, Menschen, Marketing
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 12, 1256
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Neues aus dem Reich der Viren
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 12, 14-15
Grünes Licht für Biologen
[Nanokosmos]
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Nov 2008 (3/63)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World No 11, 24 (online: 30.09.)
Cracking wood gently
[biofuel]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 21 (10.11.), 30
review of "The ubiquitous roles of cytochrome P450 proteins" by A. Sigel, H. Sigel, and R.K.O. Sigel, eds.
[book review]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 22 (24.11.), 31
From persistence to luck: review of "The drunkard's walk - how randomness rules our lives" by Leonard Mlodinow
[book review]
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Oct 2008 (6/60)
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Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 20 (28.10.),
R937
Humboldt hopes
A group of key universities is challenging market-driven targets.
[education]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, published online on October 21, 2008, doi: 10.3354/esep00094
[free access]
Gross M:
Oxford Today 21, No 1
(Michaelmas 2008), 24-25
Catalysing a brighter future
[catalysis]
[free access]
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Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 5, 307
Pflanzeninhaltsstoffe: Warum Chilischoten scharf sind
[Biochemie]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 10, 998
Ausgeforscht: Wie soll das Kind denn heißen?
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 10, 1032
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Leben im Salzstress
[Nanokosmos]
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Sep. 2008 (2/54)
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Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 17 (09.09.), R722
Palm reach
Germany's Max Planck Society has secured funding for its first institute on US soil, due to open next year.
[germany]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Education in Chemistry 45 No 4, 141-143
Better than antibiotics?
[medicine]
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Aug. 2008 (6/52)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World 11.08. (online only)
Hot chillis evolved to kill fungi
[biochemistry]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 15 (11.8.), 29
Microbe hunters become the hunted (review of "Deadly companions" by D. H. Crawford)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 16 (26.08.), R684
Pesticides linked to bee deaths
For the first time, a chemicals company has paid compensation to beekeepers for loss of colonies.
[environment]
[restricted access]
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Groß M:
Biologie in unserer Zeit
Nr 4, 221
Neue Wege für den Artenschutz in Afrika
[Afrika]
Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 4, 254
Energieumwandlung: Lichtgetriebener Molekülmotor
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 8, 16-17
Laserskalpell mit Tiefenwirkung
[Medizin]
[organische Chemie]
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July 2008 (4/46)
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Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 13 (7.7.), 28
Right answers for wrong questions (review of "Ten questions that science can't answer (yet)" by M. Hanlon)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 14 (22.07.), R576-7
Kenya's conservation challenge
The world's thirst for biofuel and the recent political turmoil threaten conservation efforts in Kenya.
[africa]
[restricted access]
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Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 4, 733
Ausgeforscht: Pisa, Bologna, Florenz ... ?
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 4, 447
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Reise zum Ursprung der Säugetiere
[genome]
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June 2008 (9/42)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World 12.06. (online only)
Light drives plastic motor
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 11 (03.06.), R447-8
Waste potential
A small refinery in Saxony, Germany, may be the first step into a greener future for biofuels.
[biofuel]
[germany]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 12 (24.06.), R495-6
French research split
Life scientists are particularly worried by the recent announcement of reforms that will divide the CNRS into separate divisions.
[france]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 12 (24.06.), R498-9
Cocoa solid
Conservationists in Ghana are pioneering new community-based approaches that boost incomes for local people from the outset.
[africa]
[earthwatch]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Oxford Today 20, No 3 (Trinity 2008), 12-14
Swanning around, but with purpose
[history of science]
[free access]
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Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 3, 189
Naturmaterialien: Spinnenseide durch Mikrofluidik?
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 6, 634
Ausgeforscht: Sind wir bald entbehrlich?
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 6, 659
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Desoxyribonucleinsäure auf der Molekülbaustelle
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 6, 19-20
Selbstheilendes Gummi
[organische Chemie]
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May 2008 (3/33)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World 5, No 5, 26 (online: 01.04.)
Aluminium's vaccine boost explained
[medicine]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 30.05. (online only)
Improving photodynamic cancer therapy
[medicine]
[free access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No (20.05.), R397
Televisuals
Germany's national research council has started posting weekly videoblogs in the hope of reaching young audiences.
[restricted access]
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Apr. 2008 (5/30)
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Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 7 (7.4.), 28
Digital takeover (review of "The chemistry of photography" by D. Rogers)
[book review]
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Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 2, 70
DNA-Kräne und -Baumaterial
[Nanokosmos]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 4, 410
Ausgeforscht: Am Fuß der Ranking-Leiter
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 4, 447
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Rund ums rote Blutkörperchen
[Medizin]
Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 4, 19-20
Gecko im Operationssaal
[Nanokosmos]
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Mar. 2008 (9/25)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World 5, No 3, 26
(online: 18.02.)
Nanofibre tape is sticky stuff
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 5, No 3, 27
(online: 11.02.)
Machines get a taste for espresso
[analytical chemistry]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 5, No 3, 40
(online: 23.01.)
Turning gas into fuel cheaply
[energy]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 11.03. (online only)
Chemical wheel could boost computers
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 06.03. (online only)
Sea cucumbers inspire switchable material
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 5 (10.3.),
Not a mirror image (review of "Asymmetric synthesis: the essentials" by M. Christmann, S. Bräse, eds.)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 5 (11.03.), R181
Polestar push
In this International Polar Year, German researchers in the Antarctic are busier than ever.
[climate change,
life on the edge]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 6 (25.03.), R227-28
Not in our backyard
Many African nations have jumped at the opportunity to grow fuel crops to boost
their export business, but now the backlash has started.
[Africa,
biofuel]
[restricted access]
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Groß M:
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
Nr 3, 19-20
Molekulares Möbiusband mit Kippschalter
[organische Chemie]
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Feb. 2008 (10/16)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World 5, No 2, 29
(online: 16.01.)
Chemists tame the uranyl ion
[inorganic chemistry]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 29.02. (online only)
Modified nanotubes catalyse fuel cells
[energy]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 20.02. (online only)
Rubber that heals itself
[organic chemistry]
[free access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 3 (12.02.), R97-98
Ranking wrangling
German academics are publicly worrying about the best way of bolstering recent academic successes.
[germany]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 3 (12.02.), R100-01
New inputs
A new project looks at ways to boost natural methods to help manage some of the most valuable agricultural land in the world.
[earthwatch,
wine]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Oxford Today 20, No 2 (Hilary 2008),
Weaving webs of wonder
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Oxford Today 20, No 2 (Hilary 2008),
100 years of engineering science
[history of science]
[free access: scroll down]
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Groß M:
Chemie in unserer Zeit
42, Nr 1, 6
Pflanzenzüchtung: Ein Prosit dem Wein-Genom
[Wein]
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 2, 120
Ausgeforscht: Wo man singt ...
Groß M:
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
56, Nr 2, 148
Blickpunkt Biowissenschaften: Bakterien am Schopf gepackt
[Nanokosmos]
reprinted in: Österreichische Apotheker-Zeitung 62, Nr 15, 778-9 (21.7.2008).
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Jan. 2008 (6/6)
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Gross M:
Chemistry World 5, No 1, 56-58
Portable organs
[medicine]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 31.01. (online only)
A DNA crane for molecular building sites
[nanoworld]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry World 14.01. (online only)
Ice cream without the crunch
[biochemistry]
[free access]
Gross M:
Chemistry & Industry No 2 (28.1.),
Threat or promise (review of "What's science ever done for us" by P. Halpern)
[book review]
Gross M:
Current Biology 18, No 2 (22.01.), R46-47
Algal biofuel hopes
The US Department of Energy gave up a decade ago but the prospect of biofuel from algae is making a surprise return.
[biofuel]
[restricted access]
Gross M:
Education in Chemistry 45, No 1, 22-23, 28
Biosensors based on DNA
[nanoworld]
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