Sunny side of global warming

The Sunny Side of p53

Skin, the largest organ of our body, is often plagued by cancer because of exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. A report by Cui et al. (2007) in this issue of Cell explains how the tumor suppressor p53 protects the skin by stimulating the suntan response.

Visual perception: Sunny side up

Illumination, both natural and artificial, typically comes from above. Neurons in visual area V4--part of the object-processing pathway in the primate brain--may rely on this anisotropy to infer three-dimensional structure from shading cues.

The sunny side of chemistry: green synthesis by solar light.

The storage of solar energy is one of the main challenges in the near future. A rather unexploited way to fulfil this goal is the solar light induced formation of new chemical bonds, i.e. the synthesis of chemicals. Solar photons can be considered the ideal green reagents since they are costless and leave no residue in the reaction mixture. In many cases the solar radiation could be successfull...

“ a Step towards the Sunny Side of Life ”

The Greening of Global Warming The Greening of Global Warming

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