The ICF syndrome is a genetic developmental disorder that, among other things, leads to an immune deficiency and therefore increases the susceptibility of…
The aims of HZG’s research within ECOTIP are, on the one hand, to undertake expeditions in the Arctic so that the environment can be studied on site, while on…
They are the ‘innovation drivers of the digitalization’ in Germany: In order to support the small and medium-sized companies of the electronics industry, the…
Methane (CH4) is one of the main causes of global warming, but the contribution of the individual methane sources is still not exactly known. Such…
International experts will discuss these issues at an English-language virtual panel discussion organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina…
Microalgae have been the focus of several decades of research – initially as a raw material for alternative fuels, but more recently as a source of nutrients…
In textbooks, metabolic pathways always look a bit like assembly-line work. One enzyme follows another – like pearls on a string. Intermediate products are…
The microbial composition of the intestines is complex and varies widely from one individual to another. Many factors such as environmental factors, lifestyle,…
The third report released by the TWI2050 initiative titled, Innovations for Sustainability: Pathways to an efficient and sufficient post-pandemic future,…
Hearing is one of our most important senses. Hearing disorders are very common: according to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 466 million people…
Studies have shown the Arctic is warming roughly twice as fast as the rest of the world, and its soil holds twice the amount of carbon dioxide as the…
Results published in Chem demonstrate a fabrication method for membrane materials that can overcome current bottlenecks in selectivity and permeability, key…
Flashback to mid-March: the novel coronavirus had reached San Diego, California. Few people could get tested, and even less was known about how the virus…
The illness, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), causes sudden weakness in the arms and legs following a fever or respiratory illness. More than 600 cases…
Conventional hearing prostheses, so-called cochlear implants (CI), stimulate the auditory nerve of severely hearing impaired or deaf people by applying…
Stem cells are central to organ development and renewal. In most organs, stem cells are located in specific regions and, in some cases, can be identified…