The study, which was supported by the German Cancer Aid, suggests that vaccination against EBV might reduce the risk of developing Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In…
Researchers from the Universities of Konstanz (Germany), Leeds (UK) and Stanford (USA) have discovered that the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC)…
“The immune system of plants is more sophisticated than we thought,” says Dr. Stefanie Ranf from the Chair of Phytopathology of the TU Munich. Together with an…
The fundamental biological process of reproduction can differ greatly from animal species to species. Both males and females sometimes evolve creative…
Bacteria can protect themselves from the attack of free radicals using specific natural products in their membranes.
The exploitation of farmland is being intensified with a focus to raising yields. The degree to which yields actually increase as a result and the extent of…
Animals and robots can already communicate very well. The team around Thomas Schmickl, Professor of Zoology at the University of Graz and head of the…
A large number of genes have to be switched on or off at different times during development. A particular challenge occurs when two copies of the same gene…
Whether on an expedition to Antarctica, in space travel or while camping – if we cannot get our food from our surroundings, we have to pack provisions….
Chordomas are rare tumors of the spinal column. They make up around one percent of all bone tumors. They are categorized as bone tumors; however, they do not…
Salt with physiological effects
The team has designed chemical probes that light up when they attach to specific molecules that cells eat, such as glucose.
Inside the central nervous system (CNS), a region that includes the brain and spinal cord, it is the job of certain cells, called microglia, to clean up that…
These nanowires enable the bacteria to perform environmentally important functions such as cleaning up radioactive sites and generating electricity. Scientists…
Increased levels of the hormone auxin usually promote cell growth in various plant tissues. Chinese scientists together with researchers from the Institute of…
How do mobile cell types like leukocytes or metastatic cancer cells reach their place of action during immune surveillance or cancer dissemination,…
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