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MPR 3 /2003
MPR 3 /2003
Viewpoint
Over the last decades, gerontological science, social policy, and cultural, medical, and economic advances have formed a powerful coalition that has resulted in major increases in longevity and the quality of human aging.
Physics & Astronomy
Eight years ago astronomers discovered for the first time a planet orbiting a distant star. Since then researchers have tracked down several hundred such companions.
Biology & Medicine
Mary Osborn has worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen for more than 25 years and enjoys worldwide recognition as a cell biologist – thanks to her research on the cell’s micro-architecture.
Material & Technology
Cells and chips speak two different languages – and, however talkative they may be, they can’t understand each other.
Culture & Society
A few years ago, public opinion was unlikely to be stirred by the subject of copyright and its practical implications. But that’s all different now: Even the tabloid press are giving passionate front page coverage to the consequences of copyright protection.
There are researchers who not only collect knowledge, but rather everything they can get their hands on – like newspaper clippings about themselves and about their colleagues.
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