An international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University in Jena has developed a highly sensitive cell model to study the complex effects – and side…
Even though the consequent gene GNI-A1 itself results in a lower grain yield, the researchers showed that its mutation, the reduced-function allele of GNI-A1,…
A major volcanic event could have triggered one of the largest glaciations in Earth's history – the Gaskiers glaciation, which turned the Earth into a giant…
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These models, which serve as the scientific basis for the IPCC Assessment Reports, likely also underestimate future carbon uptake by photosynthesis – a key…
The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig…
Differentiation of the embryo
The results suggest that the fairy circles in Australia were caused by processes such as the weathering of the soil by heavy rainfall, extreme heat and…
In industrial countries, nearly one in three people are affected by allergies at some point in their lives. One in ten children suffer from atopic dermatitis….
Every summer there are more and more reports of bush and forest fires in the south. But even long before man adapted earth’s vegetation to his purposes or…
A conventional pacemaker is implanted just under the skin near the collarbone. Its battery and circuitry generate electrical signals that are delivered to the…
Scientists working in a range of disciplines joined forces to identify a new approach to combat African sleeping sickness. Fundamental research undertaken…
They can emit, concentrate and absorb light and could therefore be used to add optical functionalities to electronic chips.
Nanochemistry offers a range of classic design shapes, such as cubes, rods, wires, and even “nanoflakes,” all built from atom clusters.
During early brain development, there are restricted time windows, so-called „critical periods“, in which the juvenile brain is particularly plastic and gets…
For their study, the plant researchers examined the roots of the thale cress plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. They cultivated normal plants and plants in which…
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