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Leishmania parasite manipulates organism’s defense system
… to continue replicating. The findings of the study reported in the article offer hope for the development of novel treatments for the disease. Some 30,000 new cases of leishmaniasis…
How Plants Use Sugar to Produce Roots
Heidelberg biologists identify the molecular mechanism that controls root branching. Along with sugar reallocation, a basic molecular mechanism within plants controls the formation of new lateral roots. An international team…
Accurately Determine Efficiency of Perovskite-Silicon Tandem PV Modules
To pave the way for the industrial implementation of highly efficient perovskite-silicon PV modules, the tandem solar cells and modules must be reliably measured. Only then is it possible to…
Minimizing the risk of rising sea levels
Researchers of Kiel University model future urban development on European coasts. Europe’s coasts are densely populated and already affected by the impacts of sea level rise. In addition to traditional,…
DBFZ scientists develop mini cookstove for Africa
Small, clean, efficient and affordable: Deforestation in African regions and many other parts of the world is increasing rapidly. The reasons for this are growing population and the increased use…
Boost for the quantum internet
First long-distance quantum repeater node for telecommunication networks. A quarter of a century ago, theoretical physicists at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, made the first proposal on how to transmit…
