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  • 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 - 17/05/2021

    New findings in genome research

    The working group around Dr. Philipp Rathert at the Institute for Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry investigates the regulation of epigenetic networks of certain cancers and ways of treating them. The working group published its new findings in April.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-findings-genome-research
  • Press release - 24/01/2023

    Genome Editing Procedures Optimised

    Heidelberg scientists succeed in boosting the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 and related methods and modifying initially inaccessible DNA sequences.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/verfahren-der-genom-editierung-optimiert
  • Press release - 05/03/2024

    New Center for Synthetic Genomics

    Applying and developing new technologies for DNA synthesis to pave the way for producing entire artificial genomes – that is the goal of a new interdisciplinary center, 'Center for Synthetic Genomics', that is being established at Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-center-synthetic-genomics
  • 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
  • Press release - 19/09/2024

    Quality standards for looking into the tumor genome

    Personalized medicine with individually tailored therapies is becoming more a reality in cancer. This requires a look into the genetic material of tumors, a molecular diagnostic tumor profile. A research group from the German Network for Personalized Medicine (DNPM) has recorded the quality standards according to which genome analyses are carried out in Germany. The data is a prerequisite for integrating gene sequencing into routine care.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/quality-standards-looking-tumor-genome
  • 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 - 30/10/2024

    Diabetes switch in DNA: Non-coding region in the genome influences ONECUT1 gene

    They are underestimated genetic control elements: it is known that changes in the genome can trigger diabetes. But now researchers at the University Hospital Ulm and the INSERM Cochin Institute in Paris have shown that a previously under-researched region of the genome also plays a crucial role in the development of this disease.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/diabetes-switch-dna-non-coding-region-genome-influences-onecut1-gene
  • Press release - 21/06/2024

    New tool maps microbial diversity with unprecedented details

    Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen developed the groundbreaking tool SynTracker. SynTracker expands traditional microbial analysis by considering genomic structural variation to complement existing SNP-based methods. This innovation reveals more precision and depths of microbial strain diversity and evolution.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-tool-maps-microbial-diversity-unprecedented-details
  • Press release - 01/09/2022

    Personalised antibiotic treatment strategies for tuberculosis patients

    Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million deaths and ten million people infected annually. Resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) variants of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis pose a major threat to tuberculosis control and global health.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/personalisierte-antibiotika-behandlungsstrategie-bei-tuberkulose-erkrankten
  • Article - 10/01/2019 Cover of the fourth gene technology report.

    Stocktaking and recommendations for action: the BBAW’s fourth gene technology report

    In the new gene technology report, the interdisciplinary working group of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (BBAW) takes stock of gene technology developments in Germany during the past few decades, and discusses the societal, legal and ethical challenges associated with these technologies in the future. The report is highly topical due to the controversy surrounding the ruling of the European Court of Justice on CRISPR/Cas9 genome…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/stocktaking-and-recommendations-for-action-the-bbaws-fourth-gene-technology-report
  • Press release - 25/09/2024

    How developmental signals can contribute to Genomic Mosaicism

    Certain developmental signals play a significant role in maintaining our genetic blueprints. They prevent alterations in the genome, known as mosaicism. The underlying biological mechanism helps the DNA to produce an identical copy of itself during cell division using the original genetic blueprint. However, it can also contribute to genomic mosaicism during nerve cell development.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-developmental-signals-can-contribute-genomic-mosaicism
  • Development of the genomDE genome database - 04/12/2020 national-cancer-institute-to8o0bqOA6Q-unsplash.jpg

    Whole genome sequencing for diagnosing rare diseases

    Grouped together, rare diseases are by no means a rare phenomenon; however, they are rarely correctly diagnosed and rarely properly treated. In most cases, there is no effective medication available. Rare disease centres staffed by experts have been set up in many German cities to speed up the often long and painful search for the right diagnosis and treatment. Whole genome sequencing is a component of general healthcare, used to identify…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/whole-genome-sequencing-diagnosing-rare-diseases
  • Press release - 08/02/2022

    New European Research Council grant for Max Plack Researcher

    The European Research Council is funding a large-scale proof-of-concept study on a new genome sequencing method called “Haplotagging”. Haplotagging is a new method for sequencing our genome with superior quality and faster speed, developed by group leader Frank Chan and his team at the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory at the Max Planck Campus, Tübingen, Germany.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-european-research-council-grant-max-plack-researcher
  • Dossier - 14/06/2016 Schematic showing the defence chain of a prokaryote with CRISPR/Cas - integration of a phage genome into the CRISPR array and an infection of another phage whose genome is already "known" in the array. The new piece of DNA is immediately destroyed by the CRISPR/Cas complex.

    CRISPR/Cas – genome editing is becoming increasingly popular

    The number of publications and patents that involve the CRISPR/Cas system has been increasing exponentially since the technique was first described a few years ago. The increase in funding for projects involving CRISPR/Cas also demonstrates how powerful this new method is. The targeted modification of genomes (also called gene or genome editing) using CRISPR/Cas is extraordinarily accurate and also has the potential to cure hereditary diseases.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/crisprcas-genome-editing-is-becoming-increasingly-popular
  • Dossier - 26/11/2012 Electron micrograph of fluorescence-stained chromosomes

    Genetic diagnostics technology reaches the limits of what is medically reasonable

    Rapid progress in sequencing technologies is poised to set the imagination of biomedical researchers on fire. Experts now believe that progress is about to make possible what seemed to be utopian a few years ago – it seems likely that it will soon be possible to sequence the human genome in only a few minutes and store and automatically analyse it using tiny automates. However, is everything that is technically feasible also reasonable?

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/genetic-diagnostics-technology-reaches-the-limits-of-what-is-medically-reasonable
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  • Press release - 25/09/2024

    How do rare genetic variants affect health? AI provides more accurate predictions

    Whether we are predisposed to particular diseases depends to a large extent on the countless variants in our genome. However in the case of genetic variants the influence on the presentation of certain pathological traits has been difficult to determine. Researchers have introduced an algorithm based on deep learning that can predict the effects of rare genetic variants.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-do-rare-genetic-variants-affect-health-ai-provides-more-accurate-predictions
  • Dossier - 05/11/2012 18550_de.jpg

    Cancer basic research successes and trends

    Science is approaching cancer treatment by using new systems biology approaches and setting up large-scale multidisciplinary projects such as the International Cancer Genome Consortium. Progress in genome, epigenome and gene expression analyses of cancer cells, new insights into the regulation and interaction of cells gained in cooperation with stem cell research and virus research contributes to gaining a causal understanding of cancer.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/cancer-basic-research-successes-and-trends
  • Press release - 13/03/2024

    Protection from an unexpected source

    Contrary to common belief, not all viruses are harmful to their hosts. Sometimes viruses can even protect their hosts from infection by other viruses. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators have now demonstrated that this is the case for so-called endogenous virophages: small DNA viruses that are mostly found inserted into the genomes of single-cell eukaryotes.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/protection-unexpected-source
  • Article - 29/01/2019 RNA segments shown in black/grey, which are processed by grey and blue (represented as spheres) enzyme complexes.

    Targeted RNA editing with the body’s own enzyme activity

    Completely new possibilities for research and gene therapy became available following the development of the CRISPR/Cas method for targeted modification of the genome. However, treatment with molecular scissors is not without risk as potential errors are stored in the genome forever. Scientists from Tübingen have developed an alternative method in which the intervention takes place at the RNA level using the body's own enzymes and is thus…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/targeted-rna-editing-with-the-bodys-own-enzyme-activity
  • 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
  • Dossier - 10/03/2014 20939_de.jpg

    Cancer therapy and cancer diagnostics

    Thanks to improved diagnostics and therapy, today’s cancer patients can live considerably longer than patients several years ago. Nevertheless, some cancers, especially the strongly metastatic ones, are difficult to treat. Therapies targeting immune cells or cancer stem cells could potentially improve the current situation.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/cancer-therapy-and-cancer-diagnostics
  • Press release - 18/11/2021

    Overcoming resistance to cancer treatment: bone and soft tissue tumors in adolescents as a model system

    Treatment resistance is a central problem in the treatment of cancer. Bone and soft tissue tumors – known as sarcomas – in adolescents and young adults often stop responding to treatment too. This is because cancer cells develop a large number of new characteristics as the disease progresses and often become resistant to drugs that were originally effective.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/overcoming-resistance-cancer-treatment-bone-and-soft-tissue-tumors-adolescents-model-system
  • Viral cancer therapy - 26/10/2022 Microscopic image of plaque formation by HSV1 viruses (green fluorescing).

    Therapeutic viruses against tumours and metastases

    Viruses can overcome cell barriers and transfer information to their host cells. They know how to make their host cell’s infrastructure work for them. This makes them excellent biotechnological tools, which a research group from the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart is using to its advantage. The team is developing a therapeutic virus that not only recognises and fights tumours, but also has the potential to reach metastases.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/therapeutic-viruses-against-tumours-and-metastases
  • Dossier - 02/06/2014 13521_de.jpg

    Bioanalysis techniques for the characterization of biological material

    Science constantly provides researchers with new challenges biologists and bioanalysts have to deal with and which come from sources as varied as the ever increasing number of resistant pathogenic bacterial strains or the famine conditions in Third-World countries. In the search for scientific truths bioanalysis is the development optimization and application of the entire range of analytical methods available. However we need to keep in mind…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/bioanalysis-techniques-for-the-characterization-of-biological-material
  • Press release - 25/11/2024

    Chromosomal chaos promotes therapy resistance in leukemia cells and opens up new treatment approaches

    Chromosomal instability plays a role in the progression of cancer: it shapes the properties of tumor cells and drives the development of therapy resistance. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Heidelberg Stem Cell Institute HI-STEM* and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) used state-of-the-art single-cell analysis methods to analyze the cellular heterogeneity of a specific form of acute myeloid leukemia.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/chromosomal-chaos-promotes-therapy-resistance-leukemia-cells-and-opens-new-treatment-approaches
  • Dossier - 18/04/2016 An image of a nucleosome

    Epigenetics – heritable traits without changing the DNA sequence

    Epigenetics, i.e. the inheritance of traits that does not involve a change in the DNA sequence, was once a controversial subject that has since become a central focus of biological research. Epigenetic inheritance is now studied by numerous national and international research programmes. Many cellular regulatory and differentiation processes are controlled by epigenetic mechanisms that take place on different levels.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/epigenetics-heritable-traits-without-changing-the-dna-sequence
  • Press release - 13/06/2024

    Which of the two DNA strands is damaged influences the cell's mutation profile

    Cancer genomes are the result of diverse mutation processes. Scientists have analyzed the molecular evolution of tumors after exposure to mutagenic chemicals. DNA lesions that persists unrepaired over several cell generations lead to sequence variations at the site of damage. This enabled the researchers to distinguish the contribution of the triggering lesion from that of the subsequent repair in shaping the mutation pattern.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/which-two-dna-strands-damaged-influences-cells-mutation-profile
  • Press release - 25/10/2023

    Epigenetically acting drugs could support cancer immunotherapy

    Epigenetically active drugs enable the cell to read parts of the genome that were previously blocked and inaccessible. This leads to the formation of new mRNA transcripts and also new proteins, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the University Hospital Tübingen have now published. These "therapy-induced epitopes" could help the immune system recognize cancer cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/epigenetically-acting-drugs-could-support-cancer-immunotherapy
  • Press release - 25/10/2023

    Epigenetically acting drugs could support cancer immunotherapy

    Epigenetically active drugs enable the cell to read parts of the genome that were previously blocked and inaccessible. This leads to the formation of new mRNA transcripts and also new proteins, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the University Hospital Tübingen have now published. These "therapy-induced epitopes" could help the immune system recognize cancer cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/epigenetisch-wirkende-medikamente-koennten-krebs-immuntherapie-unterstuetzen
  • Dossier - 13/05/2013 Result of a 2D gel electrophoresis with spot-like representation of different protein fractions.

    The human proteome the next major goal

    The “Human Proteome Project”, a ten-year global initiative that is making a systematic effort to map all human proteins, has moved from the planning to the experimental stage. How significant and how effective the project will be depends on how much the resources offered are used by proteome researchers and on the data that the researchers bring into the project.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/the-human-proteome-the-next-major-goal
  • Press release - 17/02/2021

    A new piece of the HIV infection puzzle explored

    Researchers from EMBL and Heidelberg University Hospital combine high-resolution imaging to observe the infection process in cell nuclei, opening the door for new therapeutics.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-piece-hiv-infection-puzzle-explored
  • Computer-assisted genome mining - 04/12/2023 Five photographs of soil, plants, sea, herbs and mouldy fruit show the different habitats of bacteria and fungi. Arrows lead to different chemical compounds.

    Natural product genomics opens up new avenues in the search for antibiotics

    Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are increasingly endangering our health. Since most of the drugs currently in use are based on secondary metabolites produced by bacteria or fungi, the research group of Prof. Dr. Nadine Ziemert in Tübingen is developing bioinformatic tools to specifically search the genome of these organisms for previously unknown antimicrobial agents.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/natural-product-genomics-opens-new-avenues-search-antibiotics
  • Review - 09/02/2023 Ausschnitt von DNA-Doppelhelix

    5th Gene Technology Report – a critical observation of a cutting-edge technology

    The societal importance of genetic technologies was demonstrated during the coronavirus pandemic, when it was possible to rapidly develop suitable vaccines thanks to genetic engineering methods. As a result, the Fifth Gene Technology Report published in autumn 2021 reads like a validation of many years of work, as well as making it clear that the will to continue the detailed long-term monitoring is very much present.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/5th-gene-technology-report-critical-observation-cutting-edge-technology
  • Dossier - 06/12/2019 Staphylococcus-lugdunensis-Antibiotikum.jpg

    Microbiome: human health is closely connected with our microbial communities

    People have 1.3 times more microorganisms than body cells. This microbial community influences how we digest our food, how active our immune system is, as well as whether we tend to be more anxious or curious. A number of diseases have also been shown to be associated with a disturbed microbiome. Researchers still have a long way to go before the knowledge acquired can be used for developing therapies.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/microbiome-human-health-closely-connected-with-microbial-communities
  • Dossier - 01/10/2012 virtual molecular structure

    Systems biology understanding complex biological systems

    Systems biology studies complex interactions within biological systems on the genome proteome and organelle level. Many techniques from the fields of systems theory and associated fields can be used to gain an understanding of the behaviour and biological mechanisms of cellular systems.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/systems-biology-understanding-complex-biological-systems
  • Press release - 11/12/2023

    Heidelberg center for personalized medicine achieves the highest quality standards

    The German Cancer Society has certified the Center for Personalized Medicine (ZPM) at Heidelberg University Hospital. At the ZPM Heidelberg, patients with advanced and rare cancers and, in future, people with severe chronic inflammatory diseases will receive a molecular genetic analysis. The detailed information can open up new treatment options for those affected.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/zentrum-fuer-personalisierte-medizin-heidelberg-erfuellt-hoechste-qualitaetsstandards
  • Bioinspired technologies - 03/04/2020 Foto vom Biosensor in Brauntönen; darauf eingezeichnet sind die elektrochemischen Funktionsprinzipien mit Strukturformeln.

    Diagnostics with molecular scissors – is this also possible for on-site COVID-19 tests?

    The CRISPR-Cas gene-editing technology is one of the most important developments in molecular biology in recent years. It utilises molecular scissors with which nucleic acids can be cut and edited almost arbitrarily. Researchers in Freiburg, Germany have now successfully used the technology for diagnostic purposes. They are currently working intensively on expanding the system to enable it to detect genome sequences of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/Diagnostics-with-molecular-scissors-is-this-also-possible-for-on-site-COVID-19-tests
  • 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 - 19/03/2021

    New single-cell analysis of leucemic stem cells

    A new method allows stem cells and cancer stem cells to be studied at the single cell level and the resulting cell clones to be traced directly. Studying thousands of individual cells in parallel, the researchers combined the analysis of the genomic cancer mutations with the associated expression profiles.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-single-cell-analysis-leucemic-stem-cells
  • Press release - 20/12/2022

    Rapid Evolution of Spermatogenesis

    Heidelberg scientists decode the genetic foundations of rapid testicle evolution in mammals and humans. Evolutionary pressure across male mammals to guarantee the procreation of their own offspring led to a rapid evolution of the testicle.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/rapid-evolution-spermatogenesis
  • Infection control - 07/01/2021 Elektronenmikroskopische Aufnahme von pink gefärbten Staphylococcus aureus Bakterien auf einer lila gefärbten Zelloberfläche.

    Gene accordions as potential markers for pathogenic properties

    Bacteria must react to changes in the environment in order to survive. This is partly done by adapting genetic material, for example by multiplying and shortening individual genome segments. The research group led by Dr. Simon Heilbronner from the Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine at the University of Tübingen has shown that these so-called gene accordions are frequently found in the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/gene-accordions-potential-markers-pathogenic-properties
  • Dossier - 28/08/2018 Woman wearing a white lab coat in a laboratory looking at a tube she is holding in her hand.

    With molecular diagnostics to biomarker-based personalised therapy

    Diagnosing suitable biomarkers is a prerequisite for tailoring personalised therapies to patient heterogeneity. Genetic tests and genome sequencing play a key role in these diagnoses. Up until now, personalised therapy has achieved the greatest success in the field of oncology. However, personalised treatments are also gaining in importance for treating other diseases.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/with-molecular-diagnostics-to-biomarker-based-personalised-therapy
  • Dossier - 27/08/2012 Drosophila melanogaster (Figure: ZMBH)

    Evo-devo - the synthesis of developmental biology and evolution

    Evo-devo research has led to completely new ideas concerning the evolution of animals. The huge variety of animals is the result of changes in the activity of a limited number of master genes that control early embryonic development. These master genes have been highly conserved throughout evolution, which is why their analysis allows conclusions to be drawn concerning the evolution of multicellular animals and their different body plans.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/evo-devo-the-synthesis-of-developmental-biology-and-evolution
  • Press release - 23/01/2025

    How the Ebola virus replicates in cells

    Like all viruses, the Ebola virus is dependent on host cells in order to replicate. Researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, have been able to show for the first time using state-of-the-art imaging techniques how the replication compartments of the Ebola virus change during replication in infected cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/how-ebola-virus-replicates-cells
  • Press release - 13/06/2024

    Position of the cell nucleus affects epigenetics and therefore gene activity and cell function

    Depending on whether the cell nucleus of an epithelial cell is located on the outer or inner side of the tissue, the genome is more or less acetylated - genes can therefore be translated easier or harder. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have demonstrated this for the first time in the development of the Drosophila wing.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/position-cell-nucleus-affects-epigenetics-and-therefore-gene-activity-and-cell-function
  • 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
  • Cluster of the future - 25/11/2021 NanodiagBW_Teaser.png

    nanodiagBW: using nanopores to create completely new diagnostic possibilities

    Modern medicine has a wide range of molecular diagnostics at hand. In the next decade, this will increasingly be supplemented by prognostic methods. The BMBF Cluster of the Future finalist, nanodiag BW, is developing prognostic methods to identify epigenetic factors for diseases through a new type of bioanalytics – single molecule analysis in nanopores – which would make it possible to take personalised prevention approaches.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/nanodiagbw-using-nanopores-create-completely-new-diagnostic-possibilities
  • Dossier - 01/04/2013 19423_de.jpg

    Retroviruses from infectious agent to therapeutic assistant

    Viruses are infectious particles that use the machinery and metabolism of a host cell to replicate. The family of retroviruses is particularly known for its most notorious representative i. e. the human immunodeficiency virus HIV. However retroviruses are not only of interest for researchers looking for effective cures for viral infections their characteristic properties also make them promising laboratory and gene therapy tools.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/retroviruses-from-infectious-agent-to-therapeutic-assistant
  • Press release - 24/05/2023

    Epigenetic profiling identifies potential COPD treatment targets

    Impaired function of lung fibroblast is considered causative for symptoms of the incurable lung disease COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Using high-resolution epigenetic profiling, German and British scientists have now identified potential targets for COPD treatment. The team detected early epigenetic changes in the genome of COPD fibroblasts, providing new insights into the disease pathogenesis and potential therapeutic avenues.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/epigenetic-profiling-identifies-potential-copd-treatment-targets
  • Press release - 11/03/2025

    Frequent blood donations promote the regeneration of blood cells through genetic adaptation

    Donating blood saves lives – but what long-term effects does this practice have on our bodies? Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM stem cell institute* and the German Red Cross Blood Donor Service, among others, have now discovered that frequent blood donations cause genetic adaptations in blood stem cells that promote the regeneration of blood cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/frequent-blood-donations-promote-regeneration-blood-cells-through-genetic-adaptation
  • Press release - 08/05/2025

    Childhood brain tumors develop early in highly specialized nerve cells

    Medulloblastomas, childhood brain tumors in children, are thought to develop between the first trimester of pregnancy and the end of the first year of life. Researchers have now published their findings in the journal Nature. They analyzed the genetic changes of each individual cancer cell in tumor samples in order to reconstruct which genetic changes occur first during tumor development and when.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/childhood-brain-tumors-develop-early-highly-specialized-nerve-cells
  • Press release - 07/02/2025

    Spliceosome: How cells avoid errors when manufacturing mRNA

    The spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is a basic requirement for producing proteins. Researchers at the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) have succeeded for the first time in depicting a faultily “blocked” spliceosome at high resolution and reconstructing how it is recognized and eliminated in the cell.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/spliceosome-how-cells-avoid-errors-when-manufacturing-mrna
  • Press release - 06/09/2022

    Biointelligent sensor for measuring viral activity

    Today, genome editing is almost as easy as programming software. However, the generation of viral vectors as initial material is still associated with many expensive and error-prone handling procedures. Viruses are generated via complex biological processes that have to be optimised virus-specifically in order to produce high-quality therapeutics. A new method is needed that simplifies and optimises these processes.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/Biointelligent-sensor-for-measuring-viral-activity
  • Computer tool opens up new ways to address antibiotic resistance - 02/07/2025 Graphic and symbolic explanation of how PhARIS works. Phages are analysed and thus identified.

    PhARIS identifies effective phages against multi-resistant bacteria

    Bacteriophages - viruses that specifically attack and destroy bacteria - are emerging as promising alternatives to antibiotics in the fight against drug-resistant infections. To speed this effort, researchers have created PhARIS, a computational tool that mines genomic data to pinpoint phages that are effective against S. aureus. By rapidly matching phage and pathogen, PhARIS can accelerate the development of targeted phage therapies.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/pharis-identifies-effective-phages-against-multi-resistant-bacteria
  • Dossier - 16/06/2014 The photo shows food scientists evaluating different cheeses.

    Biotechnology as a tool for the production of food

    Biotechnology opens up numerous opportunities for the food industry. The targeted use of biotechnological methods can help reduce the quantity and number of unhealthy ingredients in foods as well as degrade allergenic substances. Genomic research and targeted breeding also greatly facilitate progress in agriculture. Food biotechnology therefore contributes significantly to saving resources, optimising harvest yields and producing better foods.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/biotechnology-as-a-tool-for-the-production-of-food
  • Dossier - 04/11/2013 Glass bioreactor filled with a red liquid.

    Biotechnology driver of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry

    The biotech industry is the innovative driver for a pharmaceutical industry that, due to the shift from blockbluster products to personalised medicine, now depends on new concepts. The production of new drugs using genetic engineering relies on knowledge gained from genomics, proteomics and systems biology and creates new treatment strategies that combine therapy and diagnostics (i.e. companion diagnostics) to provide a specific individualised…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/biotechnology-driver-of-innovation-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry
  • Press release - 17/05/2023

    Playing hide and seek in the centromere

    Centromeres, the DNA sections often found at the center of the chromosomes, display enormous interspecies diversity, despite having the same vital role during cell division across almost the entire tree of life. An international team of researchers has discovered that the variation in centromere DNA regions can be strikingly large even within a single species. The findings, now published in the journal Nature, shed light on the molecular…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/playing-hide-and-seek-centromere
  • Dossier - 24/05/2012 You can see a black surface perforated by colored dots in a regular arrangement.

    Biochips microsystems technology for the life sciences

    Nanoscale robots and intelligent measurement systems in arteries, fingernail-sized DNA chips that can be used to analyze thousands of genes in tiny samples, intelligent DNA microsensors – the trend in the life sciences is moving towards miniaturization.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/biochips-microsystems-technology-for-the-life-sciences
  • Press release - 04/03/2021

    Induced pluripotent stem cells reveal causes of disease

    Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are suitable for discovering the genes that underly complex and also rare genetic diseases. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), together with international partners, have studied genotype-phenotype relationships in iPSCs using data from approximately one thousand donors.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-reveal-causes-disease
  • Personalised medicine - 16/09/2021 Diagram illustrating pharmacogenomics. Individuals with different genetic makeups are shown as different coloured pictograms and have different combinations of efficacy and toxicity. A drawing of an hourglass is used to illustrate the influence of non-genetic factors.

    Pharmacogenomics enables individualised drug prescription

    Every person is unique, and their reaction to medications can be just as individual. For this reason, unexpected side effects occur time and again with common drugs, sometimes with life-threatening consequences. At the Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology (IKP) in Stuttgart, the influence of hereditary factors on these harmful reactions is being investigated in order to enable individualised therapies.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/pharmacogenomics-enables-individualised-drug-prescription
  • Press release - 06/03/2025

    New insights into the cellular mechanism of action of psilocybin

    A recent study by the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research at the CIMH provides the first cellular insights into how psilocin promotes the growth and networking of human nerve cells.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-insights-cellular-mechanism-action-psilocybin
  • Press release - 27/09/2021

    Bacteria can boost the fitness of their host

    Microorganisms can increase their host’s ability to adapt to the environment and reproduce – evolutionary biologists are now studying the underlying molecular mechanisms. A research team headed by Dr. Fabian Staubach and Yun Wang from the Institute of Biology I at the University of Freiburg has now studied the relationship of Gluconobacter bacteria and fruit flies. They have found that specific Gluconobacter variants supply the flies with vitamin…

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/bacteria-can-boost-fitness-their-host
  • 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
  • Epifadin from the nasal microbiome - 28/03/2024 The two researchers in lab coats in the microbiology laboratory, looking at a glass flask with beige-coloured epifadin.

    From the nose: novel antibiotic substance discovered

    Antibiotics are becoming an increasingly blunt weapon against infectious diseases. The number of (multi-)resistant germs has been rising rapidly for years and even reserve antibiotics no longer work. Researchers at the University of Tübingen have now isolated a completely new antibiotic substance called epifadin from the microbiome of the human nose. It is effective against many different bacteria - including the dangerous hospital MRSA.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/nose-novel-antibiotic-substance-discovered
  • 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
  • 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 - 16/04/2025

    Hereditary Alzheimer’s: Blood Marker for Defective Neuronal Connections Rises Early

    Individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease show altered blood levels indicating damaged neuronal contacts as early as 11 years before the expected onset of dementia symptoms. This is evident in the levels of the protein “beta-synuclein”. An international team report these findings in the journal “Alzheimer’s & Dementia”. The biomarker studied here could potentially help to detect neurodegeneration at an early stage.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/hereditary-alzheimers-blood-marker-defective-neuronal-connections-rises-early
  • 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
  • Prime Vector Technologies GmbH - 09/04/2020

    A modular brick system for developing a COVID-19 vaccine

    Prime Vector Technologies GmbH (PVT), a start-up company based in Tübingen in southern Germany, uses a modular brick system to develop vaccines against cancer and infectious diseases. The PVT team is currently working flat out to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/mit-einem-impfstoffbaukasten-gegen-covid-19
  • Press release - 02/07/2024

    DKFZ spin-off Epignostix raises €4.3m seed round to commercialize diagnostic tumor classifier

    Heidelberg Epignostix GmbH, a deeptech start-up committed to precision cancer diagnostics today announces €4.3M in seed funding. This investment will enable Heidelberg Epignostix to make a substantial leap forward in driving market development for its flagship indication for brain tumor classification.

    https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/dkfz-spin-epignostix-raises-euro-43m-seed-round-commercialize-diagnostic-tumor-classifier
  • 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

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