The Leopoldina as German National Academy of Sciences provides science-based advice to policymakers and the public, promoting a scientifically enlightened society and responsible application of scientific insights. Prof Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla…
It is commonly known that DNA assembles into heterochromatin, a densely composed structure, thereby preventing access to the information encoded by the DNA and gene expression. Until now it is not completely understood how this structure forms during…
Modern cancer therapy aims to tailor treatment to each individual patient's needs by identifying specific molecular targets with essential functions in the tumor of these patients. Leukemia, or blood cancer, is a common tumor in children and occurs…
The researchers Adam C. O’Neill, Fatma Uzbas, Giulia Antognolli and Florencia Merino as well as Magdalena Götz at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) receive the “GSCN 2022 Publication of the Year Award” for their joint…
The ability to reprogram cells holds great promises for regenerative medicine. Cells from the embryo at the beginning of life divide and produce all cell types in the body. What can embryos teach us so that we can generate cells ‘à la carte’ to cure…
Parkinson's disease, formerly known as shaking palsy, is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in Germany after Alzheimer's disease. It affects about 400,000 people in Germany alone and can neither be cured nor can its progression be…
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