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Last update: : 11.04.2017
Researchers have hypothesized that migrations into higher, colder latitudes may lead to evolution of fast-burning metabolisms that keep cells warm, boosting cold tolerance. Researchers of the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.04.2017
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)…
Press releaseLast update: : 07.04.2017
Three scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have each been awarded one of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants…
Press releaseLast update: : 06.04.2017
In order to adapt to changes in the environment, the brain produces new nerve cells (neurons) even at adult age. These young neurons are crucial for memory formation and learning. Scientists from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.04.2017
Radiation therapy of the lungs often leads to irreversible connective-tissue changes that cause functional impairments in the pulmonary tissue. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.04.2017
A growing number of cases of oropharyngeal cancer are considered to be a consequence of infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV). Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.03.2017
The SFB Transregio 23, "Vascular Differentiation and Remodeling", will be hosting an international symposium to commemorate its 12th anniversary. The symposium will be held on March 27th and 28th at…
Press releaseLast update: : 21.03.2017
Mutations in tumor suppressor genes mean that they can no longer keep tumors from growing. In developing cancer, often several mutations come into play. Using "jumping genes," scientists from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.03.2017
Methyl labels in the DNA regulate the activity of our genes and, thus, have a great influence on health and disease. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and from the Saarland cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.03.2017
The Taiwanese science council has awarded Hannah Monyer of the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital the Tsungming Tu prize for her groundbreaking work on memory. The prize…
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