Press release Jul 19, 2011 MDC Welcomes Berlin Senate Decision Prof. Walter Rosenthal, scientific director of the MDC, said: “This will enable us to intensify our collaboration with Humboldt University Berlin and the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and also to...
Science Jul 17, 2011 Exposing a Fata Morgana of smell Open a biology textbook to the chapter on the senses and you'll find a story about the way nerve cells transmit information about odors to the brain. It usually goes...
Press release Jul 15, 2011 Novel DNA Sequencer for MDC’s Systems Biology Will Provide Deeper Insight into Gene Regulation To develop the “single molecule real-time” (SMRT) technology, Pacific Biosciences has combined nanotechnology, biochemistry, surface chemistry and optics. The new sequencer determines DNA sequences in real time by visualizing the...
Press release Jul 08, 2011 Why Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Suffer Extreme Pain – MDC Researchers Discover Causes Even the slightest touch causes a stinging sensation like being stabbed with pins; the body is covered with blisters and the skin is inflamed in many places. Young patients with...
Press release Jul 05, 2011 New Methods Allow for Insights into Molecular Mechanisms of Regeneration Planarians are famous for their almost unlimited ability to regenerate any tissue via pluripotent adult stem cells. Their spectacular regenerative capabilities have been studied for more than 100 years. With...
Science Jul 04, 2011 The first full census of a mammalian cell A cell's functions and behavior depend on the total population of molecules present in it at any given time, and how they respond to changes in the environment. Since Francis...
Science Jul 04, 2011 Leapfrogging the genome of a flatworm The tiny flatworm planarium has fascinated scientists for over a century because of its amazing regenerative capacities. If you cut it into small pieces, each can regrow the missing parts...
Press release Jun 17, 2011 Tapeworm Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer Metastasis First Results in Mice – Clinical Trials Planned Colon cancer is one of the most common tumor diseases in Western countries. In Germany alone, there are approximated 73 000 new cases of the disease every year. Despite surgery...
Press release Jun 17, 2011 Astrocytes Appear to Play an Important Role in Brain Tumors A special group of glial cells which have the form of stars and are therefore called astroglial cells or astrocytes, seem to play a crucial role in brain tumor development and dissemination.
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