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Quest Volume 9 Number 4 2013
Authors : Lucas, Mike | Oosthuizen, Antoinette | Skelton, Paul | Berger, Lee | Webster, Catherine | Englert, Francois | Higgs, Peter | Karplus, Martin | Levitt, Michael | Warshel, Arieh | Rothman, James | Schekman, Randy | Sudhof, Thomas
Year of Publication : 2013
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Abstract (English) : Antibodies and the search for an HIV vaccine: QUEST investigates local research into broadly neutralising antibodies; Will our coral reefs survive climate change?: Mike Lucas looks at the impact of rising sea temperatures on coral reefs around the world; Gliders in the ocean: QUEST follows up on this revolutionary research into Southern Ocean dynamics; Flux towers: Antoinette Oosthuizen looks at research into carbon dioxide exchange on land; Citizen science and the Western Leopard Toad: QUEST covers the work of a small group of volunteers who are making a difference to this endangered species; From rocks to dynamite: Paul Skelton explains the historical foundations of ichthyology in South Africa; Clean laboratories and trace elements: Antoinette Oosthuizen looks at Africa 's first 'clean' laboratory and its place in oceanographic research; Rising Star expedition: Lee Berger leads an international team in excavating new fossil finds in the Cradle of Humankind; South African Space Agency celebrates World Space Week: Catherine Webster explains SANA'S contribution to space science; The first evidence of a comet strike on Earth South African and international scientists investigate rocks in the Libyan desert; The Nobel Prize for physics: Francois Englert and Peter Higgs win the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the Higgs boson; The Nobel Prize for chemistry: Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel are awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on multiscale models for complex chemical systems; The Nobel Prize for Medicine James E Rothman, Randy W Schekman and Thomas C Sudhof are awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of transport systems in cells.
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship : Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Technology
ISSN : 1729-830X
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