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Searchresult: ELLIS Life Heidelberg: a bridge between artificial intelligence and the life sciencesELLIS Life Heidelberg: a bridge between artificial intelligence and the life sciences Date: 06.08.2020 Press release content type: Press release
The great potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for the life sciences – from basic research in biology to medical applications – has largely been neglected to date. A new…
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Searchresult: The wrong track: how papillomaviruses trick the immune systemThe wrong track: how papillomaviruses trick the immune system Date: 04.08.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Specific antibodies protect us against viral infections – or do they not? Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) studied the immune response to papillomaviruses in mice and…
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Searchresult: Wanted: Antibodies that render malaria pathogens harmlessWanted: Antibodies that render malaria pathogens harmless Date: 15.07.2020 Press release content type: Press release
A protective vaccination against the parasite Plasmodium falciparum and thus against the dreaded malaria tropica should ideally take effect immediately after transmission of the pathogen. However,…
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Searchresult: New Clues from Fruit Flies about the Critical Role of Sex Hormones in Stem Cell ControlNew Clues from Fruit Flies about the Critical Role of Sex Hormones in Stem Cell Control Date: 08.07.2020 Press release content type: Press release
In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones' impact on stem cells in the gut, scientists outline new insights showing how a steroidal sex hormone, that is structurally and…
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Searchresult: Three DKFZ researchers elected as new EMBO membersThree DKFZ researchers elected as new EMBO members Date: 07.07.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Ursula Klingmüller, Ana Martin-Villalba, and Aurelio Teleman have been admitted to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) for their outstanding research. EMBO is an organization of more…
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Searchresult: RNA molecule identified as a growth driver in various types of cancerRNA molecule identified as a growth driver in various types of cancer Date: 30.06.2020 Press release content type: Press release
A special RNA molecule ensures faster growth and stops cell ageing in many types of cancer. This was discovered by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and partners in the German…
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Searchresult: New explanation found for the extreme complexity of mutations in tumor genomesNew explanation found for the extreme complexity of mutations in tumor genomes Date: 24.06.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have been studying the evolution of tumors following chemical damage. They discovered that the DNA…
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Searchresult: CAR T cell therapy: potential for considerable savingsCAR T cell therapy: potential for considerable savings Date: 23.06.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is a new and in some cases highly effective form of immunotherapy to treat certain types of cancer of the blood and lymph system. This promising…
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Searchresult: Muscles support a strong immune system
In the fight against cancer or chronic infections, the immune system must be active over long periods of time. However, in the long run, the immune defence system often becomes exhausted. Scientists…
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Searchresult: "Explosion in cancer genome": much more common than expected"Explosion in cancer genome": much more common than expected Date: 04.06.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Chromothripsis is a form of genome instability by which one or a few chromosomes virtually "explode(s)" in a presumably single catastrophic event. According to current opinion, chromothripsis occurs…
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