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Searchresult: Traces of immortality in tumor DNA
To gain an infinite lifespan, cancer cells need to maintain the ends of their chromosomes, known as telomeres. They achieve this in various different ways. Scientists from the German Cancer Research…
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Searchresult: Viruses and cancer – systematic overview publishedViruses and cancer – systematic overview published Date: 05.02.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center systematically investigated the DNA of more than 2,600 tumor samples from patients with 38 different types of cancer to discover traces of viruses –…
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Searchresult: Appreciating the value of science
By creating the new position of Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), the German Cancer Research Center is helping to ensure that research results find their way to clinical application – and to…
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Searchresult: Ana Banito awarded for her research on soft tissue sarcomasAna Banito awarded for her research on soft tissue sarcomas Date: 15.01.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Ana Banito, scientist at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg" (KiTZ) received the Award of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and…
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Searchresult: How dying cells prevent dangerous immune reactionsHow dying cells prevent dangerous immune reactions Date: 09.01.2020 Press release content type: Press release
Dying cells in the body can keep the immune system in check, thus preventing unwanted immune responses against the body's own tissues. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: 3D atlas of the bone marrow - in single cell resolution3D atlas of the bone marrow - in single cell resolution Date: 23.12.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Stem cells located in the bone marrow generate and control the production of blood and immune cells. Researchers from EMBL, DKFZ and HI-STEM have now jointly developed new methods to reveal the…
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Searchresult: Armed antibodies for cancer immunotherapy: DKFZ and DKTK scientists granted patent for innovative antibody designArmed antibodies for cancer immunotherapy: DKFZ and DKTK scientists granted patent for innovative antibody design Date: 20.12.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) at Tübingen University Hospital have managed to attach immunostimulatory cytokines to cancer-specific…
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Searchresult: Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cellsMetabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells Date: 12.12.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Colon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to adapt to the lack of oxygen and nutrients inside the tumor.…
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Searchresult: Ursula Weyrich succeeds Josef Puchta as Administrative Director of DKFZUrsula Weyrich succeeds Josef Puchta as Administrative Director of DKFZ Date: 29.11.2019 Press release content type: Press release
As of January 1, 2020, Ursula Weyrich will take over as Administrative Director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Weyrich will succeed Josef Puchta, who reached the legal retirement age on…
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Searchresult: Cell death or cancer growth: a question of cohesionCell death or cancer growth: a question of cohesion Date: 19.11.2019 Press release content type: Press release
Activation of CD95, a receptor found on all cancer cells, triggers programmed cell death – or does the opposite, namely stimulates cancer cell growth. Scientists from the German Cancer Research…
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