Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be used to generate brain organoids that contain an eye structure called the optic cup. These…
Small aggregates of proteins known as Aβ oligomers are suspected as the main cause for the development of Alzheimer’s disease. However, it is not yet…
In the quest for more sustainable agriculture, improved crops with reduced photorespiration, a highly energy-consuming process, hold enormous…
An international research team involving the working group of biophysicist Dr. Manuel Etzkorn from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has…
How can a highly effective drug be transported to the precise location in the body where it is needed? In the journal Angewandte Chemie, chemists at…
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a coveted Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million over the next five years to Prof. Dr. William Martin,…
What did the ancestor of all bacteria look like, where did it live and what did it feed on? A team of researchers from the Institute of Molecular…
Exactly 20 years after the successful completion of the "Human Genome Project", an international group of researchers, the Human Genome Structural…
The working group led by Prof. Stephan Schiller, Ph.D. from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has used a novel, high-precision laser…
A research team led by Prof. Dr. Maria von Korff Schmising from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the Max Planck Institute for Plant…
