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27.03.2012
Pluripotent stem cells can multiply without limit. However, a possible risk of cancer prevents their widespread use in medicine. Now, using molecular trickery, researchers in Germany have managed to create safer versions of these stem cells.
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08.03.2012
Scientists in England have deciphered the genome of the gorilla. At the molecular level, the apes are more closely related to us than was previously assumed.
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28.02.2012
Specific components of the fragrance from the Lily of the Valley flower can affect the direction of travel of sperm. As researchers in Bonn and Jülich have now demonstrated, this does not take place – as has long been suspected – via olfactory receptors.
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21.02.2012
Aided by some genetic trickery, Helmholtz researchers have disarmed the closest relative of the plague pathogen. Thereby, they manipulated a molecular temperature sensor normally responsible for the signal to attack in the body.
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07.02.2012
No danger for bee larvae: Researchers in Würzburg have demonstrated that pollen from genetically modified corn varieties have no impact on the development of bees.
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06.01.2012
Retroviral drugs could stop the spread of the HIV infection. Science has compiled a list of the most important research results from 2011. The journal Nature Methods arrived at 'Genome Editing' as the development of the year. And German labs are also involved in a range of other notable discoveries.
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03.01.2012
It is impossible to date to regrow damaged nerve cells in the central nervous system. Today, microscopic threads made of spider’s silk could serve as guides for regenerating nerves, report scientists in Leipzig.
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08.12.2011
Researchers in Bonn have tracked down the causes of a rare movement disorder. In their work they have used skin cells that have been reprogrammed into nerve cells – so called induced pluripotent stem cells.
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16.11.2011
Although usually accustomed to success, the German teams went home empty-handed this year at the iGEM finals. The event is a serious but good-natured showdown in the field of synthetic biology.
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15.11.2011
Cell-based therapies and testing were big subjects at the World Conference on Regenerative Medicine in Leipzig. There was a positive mood among attendees – despite the recent court decision on stem cell patents in Europe.
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