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3 Editorial
Handover of office : Bettina Rockenbach assumed office as the 28th President of the National Academy on 1 March
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4 In conversation : New President Bettina Rockenbach
5 Ceremonial handover of office in Halle ( Saale )/ Germany
6 Series on policy advice : Conversations on the town square
7 Science Barometer : Trust in science remains stable
8 Interview : Jürgen Knoblich on brain organoids
9 Interview : Ferdi Schüth on hydrogen
10 Berlin Declaration : On the path to carbon neutrality
Brain organoids : Interview with biochemist and molecular biologist Jürgen Knoblich on research on the human brain
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10 Symposium : Energy transition in South Korea and Germany
11 G7 summit in Canada : National academies ’ strategy meeting
11 Focus paper : New antimicrobial agents 12 Partnerships : Ukraine and Israel 13 New Class IV Members
13 ESYS : Power supply and CO₂ as a raw material
Scientific cooperation : Leopoldina prepares ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel
13 New Class I Members
14 Obituaries : Sir Fraser Stoddart and Dietrich von Engelhardt
15 People | Publications 18 Imprint
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