Quest Volume 9 Number 4
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Date
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, ThomasJournal ISSN
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Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship
Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Technology
Abstract
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.