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Last update: : 28.08.2014
DNA methylation is a dynamic and reversible process that governs gene expression during development and disease. Several examples of active DNA demethylation have been documented, involving…
Press releaseLast update: : 26.08.2014
In studies on prostate cancer, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) simultaneously investigated the genetic and epigenetic development of the tumors. They used a parallel approach…
Press releaseLast update: : 22.08.2014
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have identified a common progenitor of cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cells
Press releaseLast update: : 22.08.2014
In this study, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) present integrated quantitative proteome, transcriptome and DNA-methylome…
Press releaseLast update: : 21.08.2014
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that cells can use to control their growth. This mechanism plays a role in development, and its…
Press releaseLast update: : 19.08.2014
The Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) has awarded a Young Investigator Grant to an international 4-member-team, including the DKFZ Junior Group Metabolism & Stem Cell Plasticity. The grant will…
Press releaseLast update: : 13.08.2014
People who refrain from consuming alcohol and cigarettes, who also eat very little red meat and sausage products, and who maintain a normal body weight live up to 17 years longer than those who…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.08.2014
Small chemical modifications such as DNA methyl groups can tell the cell whether a given gene is expressed or not. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.07.2014
Neuroscientists in Bonn and Heidelberg have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the German Cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 21.07.2014
Researchers from the University of Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a new method that uses light to control processes in living cells. This system facilitates…
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