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A battle is raging between opponents and supporters of a proposed new treaty on database protection. A period of consultation is essential so that information users can properly assess the impact of the treaty.
Germany's outdated system for promoting postdocs frustrates the career ambitions of many promising researchers. Worse still, it is preventing universities from competing as well as they should in the international science race.
Mixing light-emitting diodes and ordinary electronics on the same silicon chip could create new possibilities for cheap, smart optoelectronics, and inspire new applications.
This week Product Review covers items such as reagents for cell detachment and tissue dissociation, reverse transcription and liposomal transfection, as well as custom-synthesized oligonucleotide tubes and microplates.