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2009 Nobel Prize in “Chemistry”

It is a pity Mr Nobel did not think about including a prize for biology in his final will. Today’s announcement was eagerly awaited in my department, particularly since a very member of our institute was part of the Thomson Reuters nominees, which raised considerable buzz over the last couple of weeks. We all crossed [...]

Time for a Global Warning

A recent issue of Nature featured a series of articles on global warming. Not that it is particularly new, but the interest here was that it was a mix of papers dealing with the current situation and its probable evolution over the next century – with all the likely consequences knocking at our (not well [...]