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Decisive factor discovered in sarcoidosis patients
Approximately 32,000 to 40,000 people in Germany are suffering from sarcoidosis. This disease usually manifests in the form of nodular tissue changes and mainly affects the lungs. There are two forms of the disease, acute and chronic sarcoidosis, but the cause has not…
The microbiome of dental pockets plays a central role in periodontitis
Periodontitis is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. Approximately ten percent of all humans are affected by the disease and this number rises to fifty percent in the elderly. Periodontitis is triggered by a Biofilm in the dental pockets that…
Fungicides from soil
Yeasts, such as Candida albicans, can cause obstinate skin diseases and are a serious health risk for patients with a compromised immune system. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and the Helmholtz Institute for…
How the power plants of the cell get shaped
Mitochondria are the power plants of cells. They control the production of energy and initiate various central cellular processes. If they become non-functional, this can cause or favour a number of diseases. These diseases are mainly of a neurological or muscular type,…
Milestone for the CSSB
Today, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) celebrates its topping out ceremony on the DESY Campus in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. Hamburg’s Scientific Senator, Katharina Fegebank, Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher from the German federal government, Schleswig-Holstein’s…
Emmanuelle Charpentier receives Carus Medal
The German National Academy of Science Leopoldina accolades Prof. Emmanuelle Charpentier, head of the Regulation in Infection Biology department of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, with the Carus-Prize for her exceptional work regarding…
International research project gets high level of funding
Antibodies are protein molecules that are produced by the body to fight pathogens. Their formation basically follows the principle of evolution. The best candidates are selected and optimised further in multiple rounds of competition. Some aspects of antibody formation…
More than just a mechanical barrier – epithelial cells actively combat the flu virus
Every year, we see new flu epidemics all over the world, which vary greatly in terms of their magnitude. Once it has entered the body, the influenza virus multiplies in the epithelial cells on the surfaces of the airways. Nevertheless, this does not go unnoticed and the…
Cpf1: CRISPR-enzyme scissors cutting both RNA and DNA
Only a few years after its discovery, it is difficult to conceive of genetics without the CRISPR-Cas9 enzyme scissors, which allow for a very simple, versatile and reliable modification of DNA of various organisms. Since its discovery, scientists throughout the world…
Protein production made easier
Proteins are involved in all vital processes in the body. In infections, they assume a range of crucial functions, not only during the penetration of the pathogen, but also in the body's defence. To be able to research proteins and to utilise them specifically for…