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MPR 1 /2007
MPR 1 /2007
Viewpoint
Europe is on the move – and with it, so are science and, especially, research funding.
Physics & Astronomy
At temperatures near absolute zero, atoms act and react in slow motion, pro viding insights into their quantum properties.
Biology & Medicine
Zebra finches exhibit major differences in their mating and sexual behavior – from shy to aggressive. Evolutionary biologists question what advantages such a high degree of individuality can have.
Schizophrenia and autism may both stem from the same cause – a faulty transfer of signals to the synaptic connections between individual neurons.
Bill Hansson, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, studies which odor molecules insects detect with their feelers and how they process these signals.
Culture & Society
The figures are impressive: To date, some 2,600 inventions
have been managed, approximately 1,550 commercialization agreements signed and licensing fees totaling more than 200 million euros recorded on the books.
have been managed, approximately 1,550 commercialization agreements signed and licensing fees totaling more than 200 million euros recorded on the books.
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