Pinpointing changes to our genetic instructions that disrupt development. Researchers find a vulnerability within our genomes that can cause developmental defects such as extra fingers and heart disorders. Our genomes…
ISTA Researchers Uncover the Architecture of Poxvirus Cores. A recent re-emergence and outbreak of Mpox brought poxviruses back as a public health threat, underlining an important knowledge gap at their…
A first success in the Excellence Strategy competition. Within the framework of the University Alliance Ruhr, the three universities in Duisburg-Essen, Dortmund and Bochum jointly advanced their research strategically, for…
Scientists develop a low-cost imaging device suitable for endoscopic screening programs. Gastrointestinal cancers (GCs) are among the most common forms of cancer and account for as much as one-third of…
In a Europe-wide study involving 15 pancreas centers, researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have discovered that the microbial composition of the gut, the gut microbiome, influences the…
Bacteria named after well-known microbiologists from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures led by Dr Yvonne Mast and Dr Imen…