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Novel DNA Sequencer for MDC’s Systems Biology Will Provide Deeper Insight into Gene Regulation
The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC), Germany, will be the first academic research institution in Continental Europe to acquire a novel DNA sequencer enabling the sequencing of single DNA molecules…
The ‘BRICs Decade’ Will Continue - Scientific conference on the current economic situation and the future perspectives of Brazil, Russia, India and China at IAMO was drew to a successful close
Scientific conference on the current economic situation and the future perspectives of Brazil, Russia, India and China at IAMO was drew to a successful closeAround 150 economists and agricultural economists from more than 20 countries all over the…
Netherlands and China see promising opportunities for trade and investment
Minister for Agriculture and Foreign Trade Henk Bleker has discussed with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan, the promising opportunities for trade between the Netherlands and China. During their talk, at a meeting of the…
KORANET publishes 'Korea and Europe - Meeting through science' – a compendium of EU-Korean S&T cooperation
The new KORANET publication 'Korea and Europe - Meeting through science' was presented for the first time to a wider audience at the KORANET workshop ‘Results and perspectives - Paving the way for future S&T cooperation with South Korea’ held in…
“Green Talents” competition 2011 – only two weeks left for applications
Apply now for the international “Green Talents” Competition sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The application period will end on 29 July 2011. There are only a few days left for talented young scientists to…
Mössbauer Group of Mainz University is preparing for participation in Japanese Moon mission
Team led by Göstar Klingelhöfer cooperates with leading researcher of the Japanese space agency JAXA on solar system research projects
Desalinating Seawater with Minimal Energy Use - Plans call for demonstration units to be set up in Singapore, the U.S., and the Caribbean by mid-2012
At a pilot facility in Singapore, Siemens has cut the energy needed to desalinate seawater by more than 50 percent. The plant processes 50 cubic meters of water per day, consuming only 1.5 kilowatt-hours of electricity per cubic meter. The most…
Researching together in the Himalayas - The Max Planck Society will agree on a scientific cooperation with the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment in Bhutan
The Max Planck Society will agree on a scientific cooperation with the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment in Bhutan on July 29th. The Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, headed by Martin Wikelski at the Department in…
How Does the Public Understand and Interpret Scientific Information?
Modern societies depend on scientific evidence to make sense of technological, political and civic issues encountered on an everyday basis. But modern societies are also challenged by growing cognitive and communicative difficulties and often fail to…
