Funding for the Goethe Institutes should be increased, not cut back. The notions we entertain about what goes on in our bodies need to be revised from time to time in the light of new scientific discoveries or more information on highly specialized areas. The diameter of the blood vessels changes and this has an effect on blood flow. The identification of aldosteron as an acutely effective circulation hormone may pave the way for innovative therapy approaches to high blood pressure and cardiac insufficiency. Martin Wehling and Michael Christ are looking into these quick-impact steroids at the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology.
Traffic is heavy within cells.
This is where the pores of the nucleus come in. They direct the entire flow of traffic passing through the envelope. For years scientists have been trying to figure out exactly how the pores are structured and what functions their individual building-blocks perform, e.g. in regulating permeability. By means of a trick, scientists in Heidelberg have made significant progress towards finding an answer. Some 30 years ago, the German Science Council took the decision to set up a national institute for psychiatric research.