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  • Press release - 23/06/2023

    The molecular control centre of our protein factories

    Researchers from Konstanz and Zurich have deciphered a biochemical mechanism that ensures that newly formed proteins are processed correctly when they leave the cell's own protein factories. This solves a decade-old puzzle in protein sorting.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/molecular-control-centre-our-protein-factories
  • Press release - 28/01/2022

    Artificial Muscles Made of Proteins

    Dr. Stefan Schiller and Dr. Matthias Huber from the University of Freiburg’s livMatS Cluster of Excellence have succeeded in developing a muscle solely on the basis of natural proteins. The autonomous contractions of the material, which the researchers presented in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems, can be controlled with the help of pH and temperature changes.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/artificial-muscles-made-proteins
  • Press release - 17/11/2022

    New target for Alzheimer's therapies found

    DZNE researchers discover link between the protein medin and Alzheimer's disease. The protein medin is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's patients along with the protein amyloid-β. DZNE Researchers have discovered this so-called co-aggregation. They have now published their observation in the renowned journal Nature.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-target-alzheimers-therapies-found
  • Press release - 05/09/2024

    Cohesion at the cellular level: flexible yet stable

    Research teams from the Universities of Konstanz and Potsdam are analyzing how proteins work together to enable our cells to both stick and move. The marker protein paxillin is at the centre of their interest.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/cohesion-cellular-level-flexible-yet-stable
  • Press release - 31/05/2024

    Toolkit makes protein design faster and more accessible

    The Damietta Server broadens the accessibility to protein design research and its applications in various biotechnological and biomedical fields. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, the University of Tübingen, and the University Hospital Tübingen have developed a web-based toolkit to accelerate and simplify protein design without needing powerful computers or extensive protein design expertise on the user’s end.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/toolkit-makes-protein-design-faster-and-more-accessible
  • Press release - 25/02/2025

    Protein with contradictory properties: secret revealed

    A protein with contradictory properties: Despite its large negative surface charge, it has a strong tendency to take up electrons, which are also negatively charged. The researchers discovered positively charged calcium ions inside the protein very near the electrons, counteracting their charge. They see this as a natural way of handling opposing electrical charges and allowing the protein to optimally fulfill its biological function.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/protein-contradictory-properties-secret-revealed
  • Press release - 06/05/2024

    Research under high pressure

    Why 3,000 bars are needed to take a comprehensive look at a protein: Konstanz researchers Frederic Berner and Michael Kovermann present a new high-pressure spectroscopy method to unravel the properties of proteins' native structures.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/research-under-high-pressure
  • Press release - 09/05/2023

    New strategy for clinically relevant protein sequencing

    Proteins have characteristic amino acid sequences, the analysis of which is fundamental for research and medicine. These can be decoded; however, so-called protein sequencing is expensive and time-consuming. A large-scale research project led by Prof. Dr. Jan Behrends from the Institute of Physiology at the University of Freiburg now aims to establish a new technology for protein sequencing using nanopores, which will be rapid and cost-effective.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-strategy-clinically-relevant-protein-sequencing
  • Press release - 02/08/2023

    Freiburg research team casts light on signal-dependent formation of mitochondria

    Known as the power plant of the cell, mitochondria are essential to human metabolism. Human mitochondria consist of 1,300 different proteins and two fatty biomembranes. The vast majority of mitochondrial proteins are produced with a cleavable transport signal and have to be actively transported into the mitochondria.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/freiburger-forschungsteam-klaert-signalabhaengige-bildung-von-mitochondrien-auf
  • Press release - 24/04/2023

    Hidden RNA repair mechanism discovered in humans

    Konstanz researchers discover the function of a previously unexplored protein: In three characteristic steps, "C12orf29" links the ends of RNA strands. Proteins that perform this kind of RNA ligation were previously unknown in humans. The results of the study suggest that it is important for RNA repair during cellular stress.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/hidden-rna-repair-mechanism-discovered-humans
  • Trenzyme GmbH - 20/05/2020 Coronavirus im Elektronenmikroskop

    The SARS-CoV spike protein and its receptor

    The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses a spike protein to bind to the ACE2 receptor on the cell surfaces of lung tissue. Additional cofactors are needed to allow the virus genome to penetrate human cells and multiply. Knowing these relationships can help understand the course of the infection and develop counterstrategies. To this end, the Constance-based company Trenzyme has produced a recombinant spike protein to support coronavirus research.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-sars-cov-spike-protein-and-its-receptor
  • Press release - 09/07/2024

    Unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein discovered

    Freiburg-Prague research collaboration achieves scientific breakthrough in understanding cell division. The international research collaboration has uncovered a new mechanism of the crosstalk between microtubules and actin cytoskeleton during cell division and revealed unique characteristics of the previously unexplored protein FAM110A.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/unique-characteristics-previously-unexplored-protein-discovered
  • Microorganisms produce nutrients in bioreactors - 12/03/2025 A bioreactor in a laboratory with a glass vessel containing a liquid with harvested yeast.

    CO2 and H2 as starting materials for proteins and vitamins

    Agricultural land needed to sustain the world's growing population is becoming increasingly scarce. To help address this challenge, researchers from the Environmental Biotechnology Group at the University of Tübingen have developed an innovative and sustainable power-to-vitamin technology. This breakthrough enables protein- and vitamin-rich foods to be produced with the help of microorganisms in a bioreactor using carbon dioxide and…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/co2-and-h2-starting-materials-proteins-and-vitamins
  • Press release - 18/01/2021

    How a protein variant could explain resistance to sleeping sickness drug

    A specific variant of the surface protein VSG of African trypanosomes, the causative agents of sleeping sickness, is associated with resistance to the important drug Suramin. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have now been able to find a possible explanation for the formation of resistance based on the crystal structure of this protein variant.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-protein-variant-could-explain-resistance-sleeping-sickness-drug
  • Press release - 09/09/2022

    Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

    Cancer cells often grow in environments that are low in nutrients, and they cope with this challenge by switching their metabolism to using proteins as alternative "food". Building on genetic screens, an international team of scientists could identify the protein LYSET as part of a pathway that allows cancer cells to make this switch. Their findings are now published in the journal Science.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/neu-identifiziertes-protein-ermoeglicht-krebszellen-auf-alternative-nahrungsquellen-auszuweichen
  • Press release - 10/01/2022

    Algorithm identifies cancer drivers

    Genetic alterations that promote the development and spread of tumors are difficult to identify. This is especially true for mutations in the non-protein-coding regions of the genome, which include all important regulatory sequences. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have now published an algorithm that detects cancer drivers in both the protein-coding and non-coding regions of the genome.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/algorithm-identifies-cancer-drivers
  • Elastin as artificial muscle material - 02/03/2022 A small rectangular piece of protein consisting of a beige and a brown layer in a metal container that bends to one side in one picture and to the other side in a second picture.

    Artificial muscle from proteins for diverse future applications

    As far as diversity and complexity are concerned, proteins are nature's smallest marvels. Biotechnologists have already used natural proteins as a basis for the development, bespoke design and production of artificial systems. This is what the livMatS cluster of excellence at the University of Freiburg has been doing. Researchers in the cluster have successfully produced an artificial muscle from elastin that functions autonomously.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/artificial-muscle-proteins-diverse-future-applications
  • Press release - 20/06/2022

    Protein changes in the liquor indicate inflammatory processes in the brain

    Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases are associated with inflammatory processes in the brain. German researchers have succeeded in identifying a group of proteins in the liquor that could provide information about such inflammatory processes. As so-called biomarkers, the proteins could help to better understand disease processes in the future and to test the effect of potential drugs against brain inflammation.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/protein-changes-liquor-indicate-inflammatory-processes-brain
  • Press release - 15/11/2024

    Selenium proteins as a possible new target for cancer research

    An important enzyme helps the body produce selenium proteins – this discovery could open up new strategies for treating cancer in children. This has been published by scientists from the University of Würzburg, the University Sao Paolo, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Stem Cell Institute HI-STEM*.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/selenium-proteins-possible-new-target-cancer-research
  • Press release - 28/03/2025

    Quality Assurance in the Cell: Preventing Defective Protein Blueprints

    Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger RNA – a prerequisite for protein synthesis in the cell. The poorly characterized factors are crucial to ensuring that the molecular machine responsible for splicing is working correctly. A research team has deciphered how the two cellular quality inspectors work.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/quality-assurance-cell-preventing-defective-protein-blueprints
  • Press release - 28/01/2022

    New insights into predicting the efficacy of active ingredients in drug development

    Drugs consist of molecules developed in the drug laboratory that bind to their target, usually a protein, and thus exert their effect. The actual duration of binding of a drug molecule to its target protein varies depending on the drug. The lifetime of the drug-target complex can play a critical role in the efficacy of a drug, as a long residence time at the target can be crucial for the drug's action in some cases.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-insights-predicting-efficacy-active-ingredients-drug-development
  • Press release - 28/08/2023

    Innovative computational approach helps design proteins for cancer treatment

    The computational design of new proteins for biomedical or other applications involves long computing times on powerful servers. A joint team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and the University Hospital Tübingen has now developed and tested a new computational method to greatly speed up the necessary energy calculations. Their framework allows for a precise and efficient design of functional proteins.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/innovative-computational-approach-helps-design-proteins-cancer-treatment
  • Press release - 21/08/2024

    A molecular control hub maintains order

    How are proteins in our cells modified while they are still being synthesized? An international team of researchers from the University of Konstanz, Caltech, and ETH Zurich has deciphered the molecular mechanism of this vital process.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/molecular-control-hub-maintains-order
  • Press release - 24/03/2021

    Vaccination against mutated protein tested in brain tumor patients for the first time

    Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. Mutations in the tumor genome often lead to protein changes that are typical of cancer. A vaccine can alert the patients' immune system to these mutated proteins. For the first time, physicians and cancer researchers from Heidelberg and Mannheim have now carried out a clinical trial to test a mutation-specific vaccine against malignant brain tumors.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/vaccination-against-mutated-protein-tested-brain-tumor-patients-first-time
  • Press release - 06/03/2025

    NMI TT in Reutlingen and Düsseldorf University Women's Hospital develop high-precision method for analyzing individual circulating tumor cells

    Researchers have developed a new method that enables a more precise analysis of individual tumor cells circulating in the blood. This allows not only the previously possible genomic investigation of such tumor cells, but also the focused analysis of single-cell signaling pathways at the functional protein level. The combined analysis of the mutated genome and signaling proteins opens up new avenues for more targeted treatment methods.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/nmi-tt-reutlingen-and-duesseldorf-university-womens-hospital-develop-high-precision-method-analyzing-individual-circulating-tumo
  • Press release - 05/01/2023

    Formation of pores in mitochondrial membrane elucidated

    Mitochondria are considered to be the power plants of cells and are essential for human metabolism. Dysfunction in 40 percent of mitochondrial proteins are associated with human diseases, which is why mitochondria also play an important role in medical research. A previously unexplained process in the complex mitochondria was the formation of their barrel pores.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/formation-pores-mitochondrial-membrane-elucidated
  • Press release - 28/02/2025

    Scientists discover the function of a mysterious HIV component

    A research team including scientists from Heidelberg University Hospital has gained new insights into HIV-1. Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind an important step in the life cycle of HIV. Working together with teams at Heidelberg and Yale Universities, they found that the enigmatic “spacer peptide 2”, one of the virus components, plays a key role in converting immature HIV-1 particles into infectious particles.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/scientists-discover-function-mysterious-hiv-component
  • Article - 05/03/2019 Schematic showing EBV particles in a blood vessel.

    Vaccination against oncogenic Epstein-Barr viruses

    Almost all humans are infected with Epstein-Barr viruses (EBV), which are linked to the development of benign diseases such as infectious mononucleosis as well as several cancers. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have developed a new strategy for creating a vaccine that targets different EBV virus life phases and has the potential to provide effective protection against EBV infection.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/vaccination-against-oncogenic-epstein-barr-viruses
  • Article - 14/01/2021 Sven-Diederichs_Teaser.jpg

    Newly discovered RNA as growth driver in liver cancer

    Non-coding RNA (ncRNAs) molecules that do not encode proteins have many different functions, and some are associated with certain diseases. Prof. Dr. Sven Diederichs from the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg has been conducting research into these molecules at the Freiburg University Medical Centre and discovered a ncRNA that regulates cell proliferation in cancer cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/newly-discovered-rna-growth-driver-liver-cancer
  • Press release - 01/03/2024

    Using Data to Improve Understanding of Relationships between Proteins and Diseases

    Working with a new Emmy Noether Group, Dr. Pascal Schlosser is investigating how machine learning can aid in understanding the complex relationships between genes, proteins, and diseases.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/using-data-improve-understanding-relationships-between-proteins-and-diseases
  • Press release - 13/04/2022

    Emmy Noether funding for research into drug resistance of blood cancer

    The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is funding a new Emmy Noether junior research group at the DKFZ for six years with a total of around 2 million euros. The scientists and doctors, who are part of the Clinical Cooperation Unit for Pediatric Leukemia at the KiTZ, are using a new procedure to investigate how cancer cells manipulate the formation of proteins to become resistant to cancer drugs.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/emmy-noether-funding-research-drug-resistance-blood-cancer
  • Press release - 13/07/2021

    Breakthrough in research on age-related macular degenerationtion

    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in developed countries affecting seven million in total in Germany, from which 500,000 people are suffering from late stage disease, around half of whom are registered as visually impaired. There are two forms of AMD, ‘wet’ and ‘dry’. There are currently no treatments available for the dry form of the disease (geographic atrophy).

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/breakthrough-research-age-related-macular-degenerationtion
  • Press release - 12/09/2024

    Power-to-vitamins: microbes produce folate from simple basic ingredients

    Biotechnology team at University of Tübingen obtains valuable byproduct in protein production. This could be a potential to the contribution of feeding a growing world population without livestock farming.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/power-vitamins-microbes-produce-folate-simple-basic-ingredients
  • Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH - 22/09/2022 Logo-Hummingbird_Signet.jpg

    The great potential of blood-based microRNA analyses

    "The early bird catches the worm", is an apt description of what motivates Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH from Heidelberg. The medium-sized biotechnology company analyses special biomarkers in blood, so-called microRNAs, in order to diagnose diseases at an early stage and to be able to make forecasts about the course of the disease and the success of therapy.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/great-potential-blood-based-microrna-analyses
  • Press release - 02/11/2022

    The guardian of the (epi-)genome

    Toxicologists from the University of Konstanz have found that the protein p53 continuously protects our cells from tumorigenesis by coordinating important metabolic processes that stabilize their genomes.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/guardian-epi-genome
  • Press release - 31/08/2022

    Using nanopores to detect epigenetic changes faster

    Changes known as epigenetic modifications play an important role in cancer development, among other things. Being able to analyze them quickly and reliably could, for example, contribute significantly to the further development of personalized therapy.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/using-nanopores-detect-epigenetic-changes-faster
  • Press release - 03/06/2022

    Deep Learning helps improve gene therapies and antiviral drugs

    The nuclease Cas13b associated with the CRISPR gene scissors, which is an enzyme that degrades nucleic acids, has the potential to be used in the future in hereditary diseases to switch off unwanted genes. In the fight against infections, this nuclease is also being researched as an antiviral agent, as Cas13b can specifically intervene in the genetic material of viruses and render them harmless.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/deep-learning-helps-improve-gene-therapies-and-antiviral-drugs
  • Press release - 21/09/2023

    Mutation-specific peptide vaccine against midline gliomas used in patients for the first time

    Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient's immune system to proteins that are harbouring cancer-typical alterations. Physicians and cancer researchers from Heidelberg and Mannheim have now treated adult patients with advanced midline gliomas, difficult-to-treat brain tumors, with a peptide vaccine for the first time.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/mutation-specific-peptide-vaccine-against-midline-gliomas-used-patients-first-time
  • Dossier - 09/02/2015 The photo shows the hands of a scientist rotating a flask with a red liquid.

    Chemical tools for biological applications

    The boundaries between traditional scientific disciplines are becoming less and less distinct. Interdisciplinary cooperation is often required to study complex processes and biomolecular issues. Interdisciplinary cooperation is central to chemical biology.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/chemical-tools-for-biological-applications
  • Press release - 22/08/2024

    Validated targets for personalized cancer immunotherapy

    Knowledge of the target structures for the immune cells is a basic prerequisite for the development of personalized cancer immunotherapies. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the NCT Heidelberg are publishing a sensitive method based on mass spectroscopy to identify such tumor-specific "neoepitopes". The analytical method is designed to detect these low abundance protein fragments and requires minimal amounts of…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/validated-targets-personalized-cancer-immunotherapy
  • Press release - 21/09/2021

    Antibiotic levels measurable in breath for first time

    A team of engineers and biotechnologists at the University of Freiburg has for the first time shown in mammals that the concentration of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples. The breath measurements also corresponded to the antibiotic concentrations in the blood. The team’s biosensor – a multiplex chip – will in future enable personalized dosing of medicines against infectious diseases on-site.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/antibiotic-levels-measurable-breath-first-time
  • Press release - 25/04/2022

    Reprogrammed macrophages promote spread of breast cancer

    Metastatic breast cancer cells abuse macrophages, a type of immune cell, to promote the settlement of cancer metastases in the lungs. The reprogrammed macrophages stimulate blood vessel cells to secrete a cocktail of metastasis-promoting proteins that are part of the so-called metastatic niche.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/reprogrammed-macrophages-promote-spread-breast-cancer
  • Neurodegenerative diseases - 12/12/2022 Darstellung mehrerer Neuronen mit langen Zellfortsätzen, zwischen denen sich kugelförmige Beta-Amyloid-Aggregate befinden. Die  Zellkörper sind von pTau-Fibrillen durchzogen.

    Blood-based biomarkers allow the early prediction of Alzheimer's risks

    Most dementia diseases develop insidiously and are only detected at an advanced stage. Researchers at the University of Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now identified the glial fibre acidic protein (GFAP) in the blood as a promising biomarker that can be used to determine an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease up to 17 years before diagnosis.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/blood-based-biomarkers-allow-early-prediction-alzheimers-risks
  • Press release - 25/01/2021

    Protein anchors as a newly discovered key molecule in cancer spread and epilepsy

    Certain anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays an important role in cancer and developmental brain disorders. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University of Innsbruck, together with a Europe-wide research network, discovered this molecular mechanism, which could open up new opportunities for personalized therapies for cancer and neuronal diseases. They published their results in the journal Cell.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/protein-anchors-newly-discovered-key-molecule-cancer-spread-and-epilepsy
  • Press release - 29/06/2022

    RNA modifications in mitochondria promote invasive spread of cancer

    Mitochondria are the power plants of cells, and they contain their own genetic material and RNA molecules. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now discovered that certain modifications in mitochondrial RNA boost the invasive spread of cancer cells by supporting protein synthesis in mitochondria.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/rna-modifications-mitochondria-promote-invasive-spread-cancer
  • Dossier - 20/01/2014 Light microscope image of Chlamydomonas green algae.

    Optogenetics switching cell activity on and off with light

    What still sounds like science fiction to the general public has long been within reach for many years scientists have been able to manipulate neural activity selectively with light. They use different wavelengths to turn cells on and off as if they were a standard switch. Optogenetics is an emerging technology that combines optics and genetics. The technology is already used in many different ways for many different purposes by numerous research…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/optogenetics-switching-cell-activity-on-and-off-with-light
  • Press release - 13/12/2024

    Schizophrenia: NMI observes processes in nerve cells

    Up to now, schizophrenia has mainly been treated symptomatically, as little is known about the exact underlying processes. Researchers at the NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute in Reutlingen have succeeded in gaining a better understanding of the driving mechanisms of the disease. This offers opportunities for the development of new drugs. They have published their findings in the journal BMC Psychiatry.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/schizophrenia-nmi-observes-processes-nerve-cells
  • Press release - 24/02/2021

    Supposedly "silent" mutation with serious consequences

    So-called silent mutations have no effect on the composition of a protein. They are therefore not considered to promote cancer. However, scientists from the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), partner site Essen, now describe in a case of kidney cancer an overlooked silent mutation with a major impact on prognosis.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/supposedly-silent-mutation-serious-consequences
  • Press release - 22/02/2024

    A new approach to recording cellular activities

    In living cells, a vast number of transient events occur simultaneously. The recording of these activities is a prerequisite for a molecular understanding of life. Scientists at the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaboration partners have created a novel technology that allows cellular events to be recorded through chemical labeling with fluorescent dyes for later analysis, opening up new ways to study cellular physiology.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-approach-recording-cellular-activities
  • Press release - 20/12/2022

    New approach prevents rejection of transplanted organs

    Inhibition of a protein complex in cells of the immune system prevents rejection of transplanted organs – this has been shown in a study by immunologists from the University of Konstanz, the Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg) and Chongqing Cancer University Hospital.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-approach-prevents-rejection-transplanted-organs

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