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Jurisprudence
Europe’s courts under reform pressure
May 16, 2012
The European Court of Justice is facing tremendous challenges. A study by the Hamburg-based Max Planck Institute for Private Law outlines the reasons why, and sets out solution proposals. [more]
Astronomy
Vesta seen in colors
May 10, 2012
New results prove that Dawn’s target asteroid is a relict from an early phase of planetary evolution [more]
Material Sciences
An incisive design solution: the spider’s venomous fang
May 10, 2012
Among the factors that make spiders successful predators is the ingeniously composed and structured material of their fangs. [more]
Astrophysics
OD and SH – two new molecules in space
May 10, 2012
The German GREAT receiver on board of the flying observatory SOFIA studies the birth of stars in the galaxy [more]
Medicine . Neurosciences
Glial cells supply nerve fibres with energy-rich metabolic products
May 10, 2012
Glial cells pass on metabolites to neurons [more]
Cultural Studies . Evolutionary Biology
Chimpanzee cultures differ between neighbors
May 10, 2012
Despite similar ecological conditions neighboring chimpanzee groups use different hammers to crack nuts [more]
Neurosciences
Think global, act local: new roles for protein synthesis at synapses
May 09, 2012
Max Planck researchers find over 2500 mRNA along dendrites and axons [more]
Evolutionary Biology
Repeat act: parallel selection tweaks many of the same genes to make big and heavy mice
May 09, 2012
Max Planck scientists decode genes for a complex characteristic [more]
