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04MAR 2021
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Putting genetic material into pockets
International team of researchers discovers how the nucleus structures active and inactive DNA. All life begins with a single cell. Cells divide and become specialised as an organism develops, but each cell nucleus contains the same genetic material. Our DNA is so tightly packed that it fits into the nucleus of every cell. Our genetic […]
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04DEC 2020
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Research on metastasis formation
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved another new Collaborative Research Center/Transregio (SFB/TRR) at FAU, which also involves scientists from the Department of Biology. The goal of SFB/TRR 305 “Striking a moving target: From mechanisms of metastatic organ colonisation to novel systemic therapies” is to understand the molecular mechanisms of metastasis development and, on this basis, […]The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved another new Collaborative Research Center/Transregio (SFB/TRR) at FAU, which also involves scientists from the Department of Biology. The goal of SFB/TRR 305 “Striking a moving target: From mechanisms of metastatic organ colonisation to novel systemic therapies” is to understand the molecular mechanisms of metastasis development and, on this basis, […]
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26NOV 2020
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National Center for High Performance Computing to be established at FAU
The Joint Science Conference (GWK) of the German federal states has just announced that FAU will receive funds to establish a National Center for High Performance Computing (NHR@FAU). It will be part of a nationwide network with (initially) seven other centers. The federal and state governments will provide a total of up to 625 million […]
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20OCT 2020
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Plants communicate at a molecular level
In cooperation with researchers of the University of Tübingen, the University of Tromsø, the UC Davis and the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, the team of Prof. Dr. Markus Albert (Division of Molecular Plant Physiology at the Biology Department) has discovered how tomato plants identify Cuscuta as a parasite. The plant has a protein in its […]
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14AUG 2020
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FAU team of researchers investigate the influence of diet on the progression of blood cancer
Is it possible to influence the progression of an aggressive form of leukaemia and improve chances of recovery by adopting a special diet? Research conducted by the team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Robert Slany at the Chair of Genetics at FAU and published in the journal ‘BloodAdvances’ suggests that this may be the […]
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17JUL 2020
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Friend or foe?
How does the immune system manage to fight invasive pathogens without damaging the body? And why does it sometimes turn against the body after all? A team from the Chair of Genetics at FAU has been exploring these questions together with the university hospitals in Erlangen and Regensburg. Certain viral and bacterial infections can trigger […]
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