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The European Commission has grown to be a powerful influence on research, and should not now be surprised that its activities will in future be scrutinized more closely. Winning the respect of the research community is its chief task.
The complementary interests of climate scientists, national and international bureaucracies and politicians have so far determined the political dynamics of the global warming debate. But cracks are now beginning to appear.
After decades in which the army of computer simulators have used machine-generated random numbers with confidence, even aplomb, some generating algorithms turn out to be frayed at the edges.
A new solution structure of the oligomerization domain of p53 provides a framework for interpreting a wealth of biochemical data but casts doubt on details of an earlier structure.
The latest in laser technology this week features a new polarized, frequency stabilized HeNe laser system, matrix-assisted, laser-desorption ionization, time-of-flight mass spectrometers and a series of pyroelectric joulemeters.
