Science

journalism

2018

 

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in the press:

Dec

Ancient genomes of the Americas
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 24, 17 December 2018, Pages R1365-R1368
Open access

Mining the mineral microbiome
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 23, 03 Dcember 2018, Pages R1325-R1328
Open access

Bienenverträgliche Insektizide – eine Utopie?
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 12 Dezember 2018 Pages 1141-1142
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The next generation of insecticides after Neonics may also harm bees. A related feature in English is here.

Ausgeforscht: FakeCon 2019 - jetzt buchen!
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 12 Dezember 2018 Page 1219
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Nov

Can vanishing wildlife evolve back?
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 22, 19 November 2018, Pages R1283-R1286
Open access

Counting carbon costs
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 21, 05 November 2018, Pages R1221-R1224
Open access

Ausgeforscht: Der älteste Käse der Welt?
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Volume 66, Issue 11 November 2018 Page 1127
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NB this fun-poking piece on very old cheese inspired my feature article in Current Biology on the same topic, this time very serious and in English.

Oct

On the origins of cheese
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 20, 22 October 2018, Pages R1171-R1173
Open access

Bee worries beyond neonicotinoids
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 19, 8 October 2018, Pages R1121-R1123
Open access

Quanteneffekte – ganz natürlich
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 10 Oktober 2018 Pages 949-951
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Ausgeforscht: Grünlilie mit Alarmanlage
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 10 Oktober 2018 Page 1027
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Sep

Can botanic gardens save all plants?
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 18, 24 September 2018, Pages R1075-R1078
Open access

Global tourism's growing footprint
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 17, 10 September 2018, Pages R963-R965
Open access

Ausgeforscht: Löchrig by design
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 9 September 2018 Page 935
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Aug

Listening to the sounds of the biosphere
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 16, 20 August 2018, Pages R847–R850
Open access

Arctic shipping threatens wildlife
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 15, 06 August 2018, Pages R803–R805
Open access

Molekularer Draht von Hand gemacht
Chemie in unserer Zeit Volume 52, Issue 4, August 2018, Pages 211-212
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(molecular wire made by atomic manipulation - related content in English)

Jul

Most complex reaction ever triggered by atomic manipulation makes molecular wire
Chemistry World 3.7.2018
Open access
(subject to a weekly usage quota)

Building blocks for bottom-up biology
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 14, 23 July 2018, Pages R761–R764
Open access

The genome sequence of everything
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 13, 9 July 2018, Pages R719-R721
Open access

Merkwürdige Membranen
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 7-8, Pages 722-724, Juli/August 2018
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(why the membranes of archaea are so strange - related content in English)

Der Duft der Sommerferien
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 7-8, Page 811, Juli/August 2018
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Jun

A new dawn for fusion energy
Chemistry & Industry 2018, vol 82, no 4, pp 30-33
access via:
Wiley Online Library (paywalled)
SCI (members only) I can send the PDF file, just drop me a line.

AI teaches itself to identify materials – and predict new ones too
Chemistry World 22.6.2018
Open access
(subject to a weekly usage quota)

The Indo-European ancestors' tale
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 12, 18 June 2018, Pages R679–R682
Open access

Adapting to life in the city
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 11, 4 June 2018, Pages R635–R638
Open access

Frostschutz–Proteine: Molekulare Eis–Tänzer
Chemie in unserer Zeit Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 145
access via Wiley Online Library

Nachwachsende Gliedmaßen
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 6, Pages 594-596, Jun 2018
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Ausgeforscht: Das Bergwerk in der Garage
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 6, Page 703, Jun 2018
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May

Reptiles on the EDGE
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 10, 21 May 2018, Pages R581–R584
Open access

Watching two billion people
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 9, 7 May 2018, Pages R527–R530
Open access

Ausgeforscht: Schreckliche Schönheit
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 5, Page 579, May 2018
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Apr

A growing thirst
(feature on the increasing use of desalination of sea water to produce drinking water)
Chemistry & Industry 2018, vol 82, no 3, pp 30-33
access via:
Wiley Online Library (paywalled)
SCI (members only)

Archaea cloaked in mystery
Current Biology Volume 28, pages R372-R374, April 23, 2018
Open access

Mind the genome diversity gap
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 7, 2 April 2018, Pages R293–R295
Open access

Cuban–Synthesen: Würfel–Spiele
Chemie in unserer Zeit Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 75
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Dinner im Dunkeln
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 400-401, Apr 2018
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Ausgeforscht: Staub? Fein!
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 479, Juni 2018
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Mar

Death watch
(review of The radium girls by Kate Moore)
Chemistry & Industry, issue 2, page 43,
restricted access via SCI (premium content).

The rise and fall of global forests
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 6, 19 March 2018, Pages R245–R248
Open access

Regeneration lessons from the axolotl
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 5, 05 March 2018, Pages R187–R189
Open access

Ausgeforscht: Die Leuchte der Gegenseitigkeit
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 3, Page 379, Mar 2018
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Feb

Light without lenses
Chemistry & Industry Volume 82, Issue 01, pages 34-35
open access to full (HTML) text via SCI website
restricted access to full text and PDF file via Wiley Online Library

China's water challenges
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 4, 19 February 2018, Pages R135–R138
Open access

Eyes on our planet
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 3, pR89–R92, 5 February 2018
Open access

Strukturforschung: Wie unordentlich sind Proteine?
Chemie in unserer Zeit Volume 52, Issue 1, Page 9
FREE access via Wiley Online Library

Der Turmbau des Ebolavirus
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 2, Pages 121-122, Feb 2018
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Ausgeforscht: Leonardo DNA Vinci
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 199, Feb 2018
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Jan

Preparing for the next Ebola epidemic
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 2, pR51–R54, 22 January 2018
Open access

Last call to save the rhinos
Current Biology Volume 28, Issue 1, 8 January 2018, Pages R1–R3
Open access

Ausgeforscht: Krabben im Wirkstoffcocktail
Nachrichten aus der Chemie Volume 66, Issue 1, Page 99, Jan 2018
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