Quest Volume 9 Number 4

dc.contributor.authorLucas, Mike
dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Antoinette
dc.contributor.authorSkelton, Paul
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Lee
dc.contributor.authorWebster, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorEnglert, Francois
dc.contributor.authorHiggs, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKarplus, Martin
dc.contributor.authorLevitt, Michael
dc.contributor.authorWarshel, Arieh
dc.contributor.authorRothman, James
dc.contributor.authorSchekman, Randy
dc.contributor.authorSudhof, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-29T09:59:36Z
dc.date.available2013-09-29T09:59:36Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAntibodies 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.sponsorshipAcademy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Technologyen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1729-830X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/369
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)en_ZA
dc.subjectNobel 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; Ichthyologyen_ZA
dc.titleQuest Volume 9 Number 4en_ZA
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