Evolutionary researcher and Leopoldina member Svante Pääbo receives this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Swedish molecular biologist and paleogeneticist is awarded for his findings on the genomes of extinct hominids ...
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Cooperation among many disciplines is required to improve the health situation and equity of all people worldwide. At its two-day Annual Assembly 2022, which will begin today in Halle (Saale)/Germany, the German National Academy of ...
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In the new issue of the Leopoldina Newsletter, Lothar H. Wieler, Leopoldina member and acting head of the Global Health Section, talks about this year's Leopoldina Annual Assembly on global health, the lessons of the pandemic and the ...
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The science community in Germany continues to be male-dominated – especially in high-level positions at universities and non-university research institutions. The exodus of women begins after their doctorate and deprives the scientific ...
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The aim of global health is to improve the situation of and equity for the entire global population with respect to health. This requires collaboration among numerous disciplines, as the field of global health comprises not just medical ...
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The Leopoldina Early Career Award 2022, donated by the Commerzbank Foundation and valued at 30,000 euros, has been awarded to materials scientist and biomedical engineer Prof. Dr. Francesca Santoro. With this prize, the German National ...
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In order to understand the Earth as one system and find effective solutions for global challenges, German Geosciences need to be modernised with Earth System Science as the future operating framework. This is the recommendation made ...
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Scientists, research institutions and universities have been severely affected by the illegal Russian war against Ukraine. Thousands of scientists have fled the country, mainly to Poland, Germany and overseas. Many have been mobilised ...
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The Mendelian rules of inheritance, named after the Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel, are the foundation of modern genetics. His experiments with crossing peas in the Brno monastery garden have been the subject of many schoolbooks and ...
MoreUkrainian scientists will receive increased support in the future to continue their research despite the impact of the ongoing invasion by Russian forces. At a meeting in Warsaw, a 10-point plan was developed for this purpose, which ...
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