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Searchresult: Encyclopedia of stem cells – Identification of regulatory networks in hematopoietic stem cells and their immediate progenyEncyclopedia of stem cells – Identification of regulatory networks in hematopoietic stem cells and their immediate progeny Press release content type: Press release
Last 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…
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Searchresult: Enough is enough: How tissues regulate their growth
Last 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…
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Searchresult: HFSP grant awarded to DKFZ junior researchers
Last 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…
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Searchresult: Factors that shorten our life expectancy
Last 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…
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Searchresult: The Long and Winding Road to Gene Regulation
Last 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,…
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Searchresult: A protein couple controls flow of information into the brain’s memory centerA protein couple controls flow of information into the brain’s memory center Press release content type: Press release
Last 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…
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Searchresult: Using light to control the cell
Last 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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Searchresult: Poor prognosis for leukemia patients with trisomy 13
Last update: : 15.07.2014
Some cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are accompanied by a mutation which gives patients an extra copy of chromosome 13. This is usually associated with a very unfavorable course of the disease…
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Searchresult: Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe visits the German Cancer Research Center and the National Center for Tumor DiseasesFederal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe visits the German Cancer Research Center and the National Center for Tumor Diseases Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 10.07.2014
This year, the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) celebrates its 50th anniversary, and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg celebrates its 10th…
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Searchresult: First positive results toward a therapeutic vaccine against brain cancerFirst positive results toward a therapeutic vaccine against brain cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 25.06.2014
Tumor vaccines might help the body fight cancer. A prerequisite to the development of such a vaccination is to find protein structures in cancer cells that differ from those of healthy cells. Such…
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