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Searchresult: How silent genes are activated
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…
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Searchresult: One cancer – many tumors
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…
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Searchresult: Scientists discover thymus stem cells
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have identified a common progenitor of cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cells
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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 Date: 22.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
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 growthEnough is enough: How tissues regulate their growth Date: 21.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
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 researchersHFSP grant awarded to DKFZ junior researchers Date: 19.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
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
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 RegulationThe Long and Winding Road to Gene Regulation Date: 01.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
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 Date: 24.07.2014 Press release content type: Press release
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
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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