Of Spirit and Europe: What Derrida Missed

The what of Holy Spirit and its effects

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Ebola: missed opportunities for Europe-Africa research.

The current unprecedented Ebola virus disease outbreak in parts of west Africa, which has caused more than 11 200 deaths, has emphasised how the medical and scientific communities lack specific pathways for tackling relevant logistical, design, and ethical issues for assessment of novel diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines through implementation of appropriate clinical trials. The phenomenal o...

Genetic Code: What Nature Missed

The genetic code encodes 20 amino acids in almost all living cells; the only known exceptions are a few organisms that use selenocysteine [1] or pirrolysine [2]. In order to acquire chemical properties not represented in this set, proteins must be modified post-translationally, be made non-ribosomally, or use co-factors. In a series of papers, Peter Schultz’s group has described how they carrie...

Derrida, Butler and an Education in Otherness

Europe and the Challenge of Energy Security: Limitations and Strategies

The increasing dependence of European Union member countries on imported oil and gas has led to concerns about energy supply and security.  At the same time the share of clean energy in Europe’s energy consumption basket is increasing due to environmental issues. About a quarter of all energy consumption in the EU is natural gas, and most EU member states import almost all of their energy resou...