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University of Bonn Lands Two ERC Starting Grants
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A Ray of Hope in the Fight Against Cancer
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Malaria Causes Permanent Damage to Phagocytes in the Spleen
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Core2Edge: How tumor cells conquer the brain
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AI Model Improves Injury Prediction in Women's Elite Football
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Resistance Training Activates the Muscle Repair Machinery
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Asthma: New Mechanism of Action Curbs Inflammatory Response
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Precision Therapy for Autoimmune Disease on the Horizon
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Colorectal Cancer Prevention: AI Does Not Automatically Lead to Better Outcomes
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Hunting for New Angles
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University of Bonn Secures Three Proof of Concept Grants
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Focus on the Guardians of the Antibody Response
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When the map needs an update
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Goosebump Moments in Archaeological Research
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Immune cells in the liver help pigeons navigate
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Smart Monitoring for People with Epilepsy
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Depression dampens anticipation, not enjoyment
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Driver of inflammation after mild head injury
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Understanding How Genes Interact
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Impaired Cell Recycling Leads to Muscle Weakness
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What did people eat and drink in the Bronze Age South Caucasus?
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Fat cells play key role in avoidance learning
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Immune cells remember their location
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Mitochondria influence lipid storage in cells
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New findings on infection with the Epstein-Barr virus
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Novel precision strategy in cancer treatment receives EIC Pathfinder grant
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Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level
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A mystery of episodic memory solved
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Two Start-Up Projects Secure Millions in Funding
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Quantum sensors: Highly precise measurements in moving brains
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Microplastics filter inspired by fish
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A starting point for the development of new pain and cancer drugs
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University of Bonn to Host New Research Training Group
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New method developed for the precise production of human neural circuits in the laboratory
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Obesity causes lungs to age prematurely
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Hidden brain waves as triggers for post-seizure wandering
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Brilliant minds connect disciplines
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Fat cells under false command
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New insights into human memory
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How likely is a second colon Cancer?
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Improved electrical conduction in the lesioned heart
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How fertile have humans been over the past 200 years?
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More than technology: Energy as a social responsibility
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Nightshade plants as a basis for medications
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Dialogue on Deck: Thinking about Future Energies
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How obesity also affects the next generation
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Jubilation at the University of Bonn
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Better cataract surgery thanks to AI video analysis
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Childhood 1500 years ago uncovered
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New way to prevent duodenal cancer
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New Bioactive Compound for Difficult-to-Treat Allergies
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Mathematician and Biochemist Win Transdisciplinary Research Prize
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How disturbed signaling pathways could promote epileptic seizures
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Deciphering the sequence of neuronal firing
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Starting points for the control of protein synthesis
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Creating Personalized Cancer Treatments Using “Mini-Tumors” and a Digital Twin
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Potential target for MS therapy discovered
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The secret behind sharp vision
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AI Enhances Brain Imaging
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Saving energy is "in", even neurons are joining in
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Seven research projects in Bonn receive funding
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Tobias Ackels Wins Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award
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“Bone2Gene” Secures €1 Million Grant
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New Training Technique for Highly Efficient AI Methods
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Inflammatory diseases influence the course of hair loss
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Colored nuclei reveal cellular key genes
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New findings on blood clotting
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Two ERC Consolidator Grants in Medicine
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Study on gene regulation with surprising results
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How Immune Cells “Sniff Out” Pathogens
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Subtle eye movements optimize vision
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Another step towards decoding smell
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More clarity on hereditary colorectal cancer
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Central mechanism of inflammation decoded
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How the brain processes the number zero
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Swallowing triggers a feeling of elation
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Concept neurons are the building blocks of memory
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New gene for "spindle hair" decoded
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Strength Training Activates Cellular Waste Disposal
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Gene scissors switch off with built-in timer
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Sugar Intake Decreasing but Still Too High
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Human cells for cardiovascular research
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Large genetic study on severe COVID-19
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Genetic diagnostics of ultra-rare diseases
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Early detection of vision loss in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
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Ointment with DNA molecules combats allergic contact dermatitis
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Healthy Diets for People and the Planet
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New insights into our immune system
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Possible alternative to antibiotics produced by bacteria
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Breakthrough in brown fat research
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How the Immune System Learns from Harmless Particles
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How immune cells communicate to fight viruses
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Günter Mayer Awarded an ERC Advanced Grant
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A Transdisciplinary Win
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Navigation software supports kidney research
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Research Studying Research
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University of Bonn Welcomes New Schlegel Professor
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New findings on the immune system
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Artificial intelligence recognizes patterns in behaviour
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Zebrafish Navigate to Find Their Comfortable Temperature
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News on drug-induced skin swelling
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Digital Twins Improve Stroke Treatment
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Main regulator for the body`s oven discovered
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How does a molecular freight elevator work?
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How Bacteria load their syringes
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Evi Kostenis Awarded PHOENIX Pharmaceutical Science Prize
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Malfunction in spermatogenesis
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University of Bonn Receives Three ERC Consolidator Grants
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Possible cause of male infertility
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Matthias Geyer is awarded an ERC Advanced Grant
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Researchers design a pulsing nanomotor
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Researchers decode new antibiotic
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First-Ever “Modelling for Life and Health” Transdisciplinary Research Prize Awarded
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Yongguo Li Secures ERC Starting Grant
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Using “Mini-Organs” to Study Disease
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International Conference: Mathematics Meets Life Sciences
© Barbara Frommann / University of Bonn -
Gene scissors find target for testicular cancer therapy
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New project to eliminate worm infections in sub-Saharan Africa
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A new look at the power houses of cells
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Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history
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New intracellular "smoke detector" discovered
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Cellular waste removal differs according to cell type
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Glial cells help memory along
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How nerve and vascular cells coordinate their growth
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New findings on memory impairment in epilepsy
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How neurons regulate their excitability autonomously
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New function of the CRISPR gene scissors discovered
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Next round for Collaborative Research Center in Immunology
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Matthias Braun receives ERC Starting Grant
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Unexpected cognitive deteriorations in epilepsy
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New Research Training Group at the University of Bonn
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Rayk Behrendt receives ERC Consolidator Grant
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Covid vaccination improves effectiveness of cancer treatment
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Control hub for skin inflammation discovered
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Hemophilia: Training the immune system to be tolerant
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Newly discovered process brings immune cells up to speed
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Circuits for Survival
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Fish to help in search for MS drugs
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Therapeutic drug renders cancer cell weapon harmless
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Many paths are open to neurons born early
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Elevator helps bacteria to build an invisibility cloak
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Covid-19: New energy for flagging immune cells
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Genetic defect leads to motor disorders in flies
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Archaeology Harnessing Cutting-Edge Methods
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Sperm are masters of tetris packing
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Molecule boosts fat burning
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Dating for researchers at the Bundeskunsthalle
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"Growing end" of inflammation discovered
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Successful spin-off from the University of Bonn and LSI
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Enzyme prevents brain activity from getting out of control
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Surprising finding on the cause of hydrocephalus
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Higher blood fats make cells share stress
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Understanding the brain with artificial intelligence
© Barbara Frommann / Uni Bonn -
State of NRW promotes research networks
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Study shows how bioactive substance inhibits important receptor
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Stress damages the movement centers in the brain
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Renowned Reinforcement for the University of Bonn
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Innovative projects in the life sciences
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Eye provides clues to insidious vascular disease
© Source: Mueller, S. and Wintergerst, M.W.M. et al. Multiple instance learning detects peripheral arterial disease from high-resolution color fundus photography. Sci Rep 12, 1389 (2022) -
Hostile takeover in the cell
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Alzheimer’s research: Inflammatory markers are conspicuous at an early stage
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Antiepileptic drugs with a light switch
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Stem cells organize themselves into embryoid
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Elvira Mass will join the EMBO Young Investigator Program
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New Collaborative Research Centres for the University of Bonn
© Volker Lannert / Uni Bonn -
How does the brain change through learning?
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Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Ethiopia is underestimated
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Between nature and technology
© Volker Lannert / Uni Bonn -
Immune cells in the brain share the work
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BCL11A: Evidence for neuroprotective effect
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Corona researcher Florian I. Schmidt receives Falling Walls award
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Mathematics meets Life Sciences
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Social mindfulness and prosociality vary across the globe
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Should cancer patients participate in tumour conferences?
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Seeing better by looking away
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Psychological consequences of Covid-19 in health care
© Johann Saba, Communication & Media administrative department, University Hospital Bonn -
Funding in the millions to combat river blindness
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Flash mob in the nucleus
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Harmful protein waste in the muscle
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AI with swarm intelligence
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Insights into the brain: Collaborative research center goes into the next round
© Tobias Rose -
Largest genetic study to date on bipolar disorder
© Andreas Stein/UKB -
Job changes following breast cancer are frequent in some cases
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DAAD funds two new global centers at the University of Bonn
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Molecule attacks coronavirus in a novel way
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Researchers discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
© V. Namasivayam/Pharmazeutisches Institut/Uni Bonn -
Prolonged anesthesia alters how the brain is wired
© Michael Wenzel -
Real-time behavioral analysis using artificial intelligence
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Less inflammation with a traditional diet
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Prestigious award for developmental biologist
© Barbara Frommann/ Universität Bonn -
The liver processes coconut oil differently than rapeseed oil
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Brain cell network supplies neurons with energy
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COVID-19 has multiple faces
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A trap for nematodes
© Alexandra Ehrens -
New promising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
© Volker Lannert/University of Bonn -
Bacterium produces pharmaceutical all-purpose weapon
© AG Crüsemann / University of Bonn -
Keeping sperm cells on track
© Gadadhar et al. / Science -
With stem cells against blindness
© Sven Doering -
Customized programming of human stem cells
© Jesus Eduardo Rojo Arias and Volker Busskamp -
New Collaborative Research Center at the University of Bonn
© DFG/David Ausserhofer -
Transdisciplinary success
© Barbara Frommann / University of Bonn -
Nerve cells let others "listen in"
© Michel Herde -
New method allows precise gene control by light
© Sebastian Pilsl/AG Mayer/University of Bonn