The brain is the most temperature-sensitive organ in the body. Even small deviations in brain temperature are capable of producing profound effects–including…
The cerebral cortex resembles a vast switchboard. Countless lines carrying information about the environment, for example from the sensory organs, converge in…
For most people, a simple case of thrush or athlete’s foot can be quickly and easily treated using over-the-counter anti-fungal creams and pills. However, even…
A toxic Alzheimer's protein can spread through the brain–jumping from one neuron to another–via the extracellular space that surrounds the brain's neurons,…
“Our work turns the tiniest of particles from inflexible, Lego-like pieces into ones that can transform themselves into a range of shapes,” explains Stefano…
“We already know which genetic switch directs cells to commit to becoming T cells, but we wanted to figure out what enables that switch to be turned on,” says…
Like our brains, individual cells also have a kind of memory, which enables them to store information. To make this possible, the cells require positive…
The best hiding place often lies behind enemy lines, as many bacteria such as the pathogens responsible for tuberculosis or typhoid have realized. They invade…
In biomedical research, working with tissue samples is indispensable because it permits insights into the biological reality of patients, for example, in…
A type of scaffolding on which specialised workers ply their trade helps in the manufacturing process of the two subunits from which the ribosome – the protein…
Using the example of the fruit fly, a team of biologists led by Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw has identified patterns in the genetic activity of brain cells and taken…
The tests found that no current protocols lead to truly naïve stem cells, but the guidelines may help researchers achieve that goal by pointing out where each…
Besides mushrooms such as truffles or morels, also many yeast and mould fungi, as well as other filamentous fungi belong to the Ascomycota phylum. They produce…
When next-generation sequencing appeared around 2007, it became possible to sequence genomes relatively rapidly and cheaply. Human geneticists quickly…
A Freiburg-based research group has developed a microfluidic chip where more than one hundred apidose-derived adult stem cell cultures can grow and divide. In…
The past few years have shown that not every patient reacts the same way to a treatment. Therefore, medical research is aiming to develop a personalised and…
Feedback
