Quest Volume 9 Number 4
dc.contributor.author | Lucas, Mike | |
dc.contributor.author | Oosthuizen, Antoinette | |
dc.contributor.author | Skelton, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Berger, Lee | |
dc.contributor.author | Webster, Catherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Englert, Francois | |
dc.contributor.author | Higgs, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Karplus, Martin | |
dc.contributor.author | Levitt, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Warshel, Arieh | |
dc.contributor.author | Rothman, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Schekman, Randy | |
dc.contributor.author | Sudhof, Thomas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-29T09:59:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-29T09:59:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.description.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. | en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship | Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Technology | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1729-830X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/369 | |
dc.publisher | Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Nobel Prize; Space science; Nobel prize for physics; Nobel prize for chemistry; International scientists; Chemical system; Comet strike; Higgs boson; Rising star; Oceanography; Volunteers; Carbon dioxide; Citizen science; Western leopard; Endangered species; Excavating news; Cradle of humankind; Ichthyology | en_ZA |
dc.title | Quest Volume 9 Number 4 | en_ZA |
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