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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Physiological Activity of Trace Element Germanium including Anticancer Properties. | May 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - ffects of germanium on the electronic transport mechanism in CoCo2020 (Cu(Cu-x-xGeGexx))8080 nanogranular ribbons (PDF). | Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Physiological Activity of Trace Element Germanium including Anticancer Properties. | May 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: USGS Publications Warehouse - GermaniumGiving Microelectronics an Efficiency Boost (PDF). | Sep 02, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lenntech - Germanium - Ge. | Jan 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: AIP Publishing - Growth, structural, and electrical properties of germanium-on-silicon heterostructure by molecular beam epitaxy. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Germanium. | Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BioMed Central - Journal of Translational Medicine - The role of germanium in diseases: exploring its important biological effects. | Oct 08, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Chemistry of Germanium (Z=32). | May 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Germanium. | May 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Periodic Table - The Element Germanium. | Mar 26, 2021 | ||
| Changed atomic weight from “72.59” to “72.63.” | Nov 05, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 07, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: World of Chemicals - Clemens Winkler � Discoverer of Germanium Element. | Mar 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jefferson Lab - The Element Germanium. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemicool - Germanium. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Germanium - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Feb 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rader's Chem4Kids.com - Germanium. | Feb 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Periodic Table of the Elements - Germanium. | Feb 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Vetstreet - Maine Coon Cat. | Feb 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Cancer Society - Germanium. | May 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Germanium. | May 03, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 13, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 18, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Los Alamos National Laboratory - Germanium. | May 02, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 12, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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