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Soil Bacteria - A Microbial Treasure Chest
In the summer of 2017, Dr Ronald Garcia and Dr Daniel Krug, microbiologist and chemist at the HIPS in Saarbrücken, respectively, discussed how the upcoming Open House Day could be enriched by a hands-on activity. The idea that finally emerged was actually quite simple:…
One Health - Triad of Environmental, Animal and Human Health
Infectious diseases have always posed a threat to human health. But perhaps never more than today? “That is a difficult question to answer. But there is a whole range of risk factors that favour infections with previously unknown pathogens and make them more likely to…
HIRI researchers develop a new machine learning approach
The genome or DNA of an organism incorporates the blueprint for proteins and orchestrates the production of new cells. Aiming to combat pathogens, cure genetic diseases or achieve other positive effects, molecular biological CRISPR technologies are being used to…
Mutations in the spike-protein of the Pirola variant of SARS-CoV-2 augment infection of lung cells
A team of researchers from the German Primate Center (DPZ, Göttingen), jointly with partners at Charité (Berlin), Hannover Medical School, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Braunschweig) and Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg has now investigated…
Computer Science meets Pharmaceutical Research
Scientific experiments generally not only lead to new findings but also uncover new questions and unsolved problems. To be able to process these efficiently, both further experiments as well as computer-based tools are required. In addition to software tools, this also…
What can we expect from vaccinations – and what not?
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was spreading all around the world, were developed in record time. There was widespread anxiety – and the expectations of many people regarding the effect of the vaccines were just…
Structure of a central component of the human immune system revealed
An international team of researchers, including three research groups of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and Prof. Christian Sieben from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, has now visualized the 3D structure of the ASC speck…
Biodiversity of gut bacteria is associated with sexual behavior
The human body is colonized by a variety of different microorganisms such as bacteria, yeasts and fungi. All these microbial co-inhabitants - known as the microbiome or microbiota - are important for our health: For example, the microbiome in the gut supports digestion…
