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New CRISPR element regulates viral defense
What tasks need to be done today, and which is the most urgent? People have to constantly set priorities in their daily life. Bacteria are no different: They too must prioritize when combating viruses with CRISPR. However, it was unclear how this prioritization takes place. Scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg, a joint venture of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and the Julius Maximilian University (JMU) Würzburg, in cooperation with researchers from the universities of Würzburg, Freiburg and Leipzig, have now described an underlying mechanism for the first time. Their study was published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
21.03.2022
HIRI
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Solidarity with Ukraine
03.03.2022
Flaggen Ukraine und EU
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Solidarity with partners in Ukraine – consequences for science and the humanities
The Alliance of German Science Organisations strongly supports the Federal Government’s consistent action against Russia's belligerent attack on Ukraine, which is in violation of international law.
28.02.2022
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A boost for CRISPR research
For many diseases, the tools of medicine are reaching their limits. CRISPR technologies open new avenues for diagnostics and therapies, although the natural source of CRISPR remains largely untapped. Scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg, a joint venture of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and the Julius Maximilian University (JMU) Würzburg, now demonstrate a new way to study CRISPR systems that can accelerate their conversion into tools. Their approach was published today in the journal Molecular Cell.
24.02.2022
HIRI
Zellen von Listeria monocytogenes
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Infectious agent offers protection against liver cancer
Liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. So far, the treatment options for two types of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), have been inadequate, while the number of new cases has been rising. A study by researchers at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) now offers hope. A vaccine based on a highly attenuated infectious agent called Listeria monocytogenes proved to be safe and effective protection in premalignant and malignant liver diseases in preclinical mouse models.
18.02.2022
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Antiviral and anti-inflammatory
An international research team from TWINCORE - Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, a joint facility of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and the Hannover Medical School, describes the dual effect of the endogenous substance itaconic acid, which is both antiviral and anti-inflammatory. Their study, which has now appeared in the journal PLoS Pathogens, opens up perspectives for possible therapeutic applications of itaconic acid against severe courses of disease in viral infections. 
17.02.2022
HZI Campus
TWINCORE

HZI in the media

Schwere Krankheiten: Millionen für die Virenforschung

... Brinkmann (Archivbild): Die Virologin forscht am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig. (Quelle: teutopress/ ...

11.07.2025
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t-online.de
Die Vielfalt von Pflanzen und Pilzen für neue Medikamente nutzen

... des HZI, der Technischen Universität Braunschweig und des Fördervereins des HZI.

 

Promotionspreise des HZI

 

Der ...

11.07.2025
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Regional Heute
Die Heilkraft von Äpfeln: Wie aus Apfelresten medizinische Wirkstoffe werden

... lassen. Ein weiterer Partner ist das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) in Braunschweig. Finanziert wird das ...

07.07.2025
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MDR
Magdeburg-News: Auswirkungen von Influenza-A-Virus-Infektionen auf Lungenzellen

... Pneumologie an der UMMD sowie dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) in Braunschweig. Gefährliche Folgeinfektion mit ...

06.07.2025
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Magdeburger News
Gefährliche E. coli verdrängen statt vernichten

... von der Abteilung Mikrobielle Immunregulation am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) in einer Pressemitteilung des ...

04.07.2025
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Pharmazeutische Zeitung
Revolutionary Strategy to Combat Superbugs: Gut Microbe Showdown!

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) and Hannover Medical School (MHH) have

04.07.2025
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Maldankon
Food competition among gut microbes offers new strategy to remove drug-resistant E. coli

removed from the gut?

 

Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), in collaboration with researchers from Hannover

03.07.2025
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Phys.org
Wie Shigellen Darmgewebe infizieren

Würzburg – Eine Arbeitsgruppe des Würzburger Helmholtz-Instituts für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI) sowie aus Schweden und ...

03.07.2025
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Deutsches Ärzteblatt
When bacteria remember: P. aeruginosa may use epigenetic memory for enhanced infection success

An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by the human

02.07.2025
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MSN.com

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