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An international research team has succeeded in stopping the growth of malignant melanoma by reactivating a protective mechanism that prevents tumor cells from dividing.

Instead of defending the body against lymphoma, special immune cells sometimes have the opposite effect. The cancer reprograms the dendritic cells to promote lymphoma tumor growth.

Science is both fascinating and beautiful. This is the message delivered by the new MDC website...

What are the consequences if a cellular aging-like program is acutely activated in tumor cells? And what role does the stem cell program play in it?

Why does it take so long for new therapies to emerge from basic research? This is a question that researchers at the MDC and beyond encounter frequently. For us it was also the starting point for a film – and food for thought about the value of basic research.

In 1992, Detlev Ganten had the vision of creating a “German Cold Spring Harbor.” As one well-wisher wrote, this dream has become a reality. Here are some of the congratulatory messages that the MDC has received.

Science is beautiful – and we take this literally. Every year, the Best Scientific Images Contest identifies the most beautiful scientific images among the submissions of campus staff. The three winners were officially announced on November 24 2017: Matthias Richter, Gizem Inak and Julian Heuberger.

It was a special birthday celebration for a special birthday: 111 years ago, on September 4, Max Delbrück was born in Berlin. The MDC celebrated the birthday at the MDC congress center.

Early-stage colon cancer patients could benefit in the future from specific genetic tests that...