Gene drive: evolution in fast motion
Is the new technology a decisive breakthrough in the fight against mosquito-transmitted diseases?Is the new technology a decisive breakthrough in the fight against mosquito-transmitted diseases?
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Economics: Why are white US middle-agers dying?
Economist Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton discovered a rising mortality rate for this group. Their surprising find reveals a health crisis that could turn into a political crisis.Economist Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton discovered a rising mortality rate for this group. Their surprising find reveals a health crisis that could turn into a political crisis.
Finland: Rare Diseases and Top Research
The Finnish have an exceptionally homogenous gene pool - making them susceptible to rare genetic diseases, but also providing excellent research tools for large-scale genetic studies.The Finnish have an exceptionally homogenous gene pool - making them susceptible to rare genetic diseases, but also providing excellent research tools for large-scale genetic studies.
Plant intelligence – Our 5 senses + 15 more
How plants can communicate with each other, help each other – or fight each other.How plants can communicate with each other, help each other – or fight each other.
Science Migration: A Little Bavarian with Pharaonic Looks
An Egyptian-German story of spreading the love for science to children.An Egyptian-German story of spreading the love for science to children.
World Cancer Day 2016: Children Get Second Chance
An innovative register study based in Heidelberg means new hope for children with recurrent cancer - many receive an 'individualized cancer therapy'.An innovative register study based in Heidelberg means new hope for children with recurrent cancer - many receive an 'individualized cancer therapy'.
Martin Karplus – A Visionary Pioneer
Theoretical chemist Martin Karplus will be a guest at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings this year for the first time.Theoretical chemist Martin Karplus will be a guest at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings this year for the first time.
Where Is Fusion Research Today?
Something's happening in fusion resarch: after decades of debate, the ITER project is finally being built, and the Wendelstein 7-X experiment was successfully tested last month.Something's happening in fusion resarch: after decades of debate, the ITER project is finally being built, and the Wendelstein 7-X experiment was successfully tested last month.
Nobel Women’s Initiative – for Peace, Justice and Equality
Nobel Peace Laureates support humanrights projects carried out by women throughout the world.Nobel Peace Laureates support humanrights projects carried out by women throughout the world.
The Modest Nobel Laureate: Youyou Tu
She will receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today for the discovery of the most effective antimalarial.She will receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today for the discovery of the most effective antimalarial.
Structure and Change in Economic History: The Ideas of Douglass North
On 23 November 2015 Nobel laureate in economic sciences Douglass North passed away. Let's take an in-depth look on his impact on economic research.On 23 November 2015 Nobel laureate in economic sciences Douglass North passed away. Let's take an in-depth look on his impact on economic research.
Why the Paris Climate Summit NEEDS to be a Success
The two-degree target in the field of tension between scientific findings and global policyThe two-degree target in the field of tension between scientific findings and global policy