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Interview transcript Very welcome Professor Sakmann. We’re very, very happy to meet you today. We talked about sharing results and friendship and you worked very closely with your fellow colleague. Bert Sakmann: . You said despite the fact that you are not still working from the same physical site you’re still continuing…

Interview transcript Professor Erwin Neher, welcome. My first question would be about the lifestyle as a scientist. Is there a particular lifestyle? Erwin Neher: During these days here in Lindau, I was asked several times by students: What do you do outside science and what other interests do you have? Of course…

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Born in Springs, South Africa, 20/11/1923. Daughter of Isidore and Nan Gordimer. Has lived all her life, and continues to live, in South Africa. Principal works: 10 novels, including A Guest of Honour, The Conservationist, Burger’s Daughter, July’s People, A Sport of Nature, My Son’s Story and her most recent, None to Accompany Me. 10…