Press Releases 2014
Bees Can Be More Important Than Fertilizer
Experiment confirms that insects play a key role in the pollination of cultivated plants
Toward a Better Drug against Malaria
Freiburg structural biologists explain on the molecular level, how the drug atovaquone acts on the pathogen of the disease
Cornichon Proteins Are Key to Improved Brain Signaling
Neurobiologists show how cornichon proteins dictate the course of excitatory transmission between nerve cells
Scientists Unravel First Termite Genome
Findings contribute to the understanding of complex social behavior in insects
Tumor Killer in Top Form
Freiburg immunologists discover a new method for training immune cells to attack cancer cells
Implantable Cuff with Electrodes
Freiburg researchers develop new method for lowering high blood pressure without side effects
Gate for Bacterial Toxins Found
Freiburg researchers discover a molecule that smuggles toxins from intestinal pathogens into human cells
What Keeps Tumor Cells in Place
Freiburg researchers discover disruptions in signaling pathways that enable colorectal cancer cells to form metastases
Freiburg Scientist is awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Immunologist Michael Reth is honoured for outstanding biomedical research
A Sharper View into the Brain
Researchers from Freiburg are the first to detect the exact border between two important brain regions
Cellular Shipping Port
Freiburg scientists film the transport of substances in living cells and find new sorting stations for proteins
A New Postal Code for Cancer
Freiburg researchers find purely chemical way to target therapeutic nano-containers to cells
Prostheses with Sensory Feedback
Freiburg researchers have developed electrodes that help amputees to grasp at objects
Birch Helps Wounds Heal Faster
Freiburg pharmaceutical researchers elucidate the effect of a natural extract