GERMANY'S BIOTECH BIG NAME

Coal and steel production flourished for almost 150 years using the Ruhr area's plentiful resources, and a burgeoning chemical industry developed from the 1860s onwards, taking advantage of the abundance of local coal and its derivatives, and of the cooling waters and transport capacities of th...

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Published inThe Scientist p. 1
Main Authors Pietzsch, Joachim, Gallagher, Richard
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Midland LabX Media Group 01.04.2009
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Biotechnology
North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
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Summary:Coal and steel production flourished for almost 150 years using the Ruhr area's plentiful resources, and a burgeoning chemical industry developed from the 1860s onwards, taking advantage of the abundance of local coal and its derivatives, and of the cooling waters and transport capacities of the Rhine and its tributaries. The phrase "We in North Rhine-Westphalia"- born under the reconciling, 20-year-long leadership of its late prime minister Johannes Rau- has developed real meaning in this artificially designed state, imparting leaders and inhabitants alike with a stronger feeling of belonging together than the citizens of many other, much more traditional German states.
ISSN:0890-3670
1547-0806