Press Releases 2015
Toxin from Salmonid Fish has Potential to Treat Cancer
Researchers from the University of Freiburg decode molecular mechanism of fish pathogen
Spectacular Architecture, Outstanding Services
In Freiburg, one of the most modern and largest university libraries goes into trial operation
Data Collection Resumes at the Large Hadron Collider
Freiburg physicists receive 6.2 million euros for their work at the research centre for elementary particle physics CERN
How cancer cells avoid shutdown
University of Freiburg researchers unravel mechanisms by which a protein that promotes tumour growth is produced during stress
Age and Fertility in Social Insects
The German Research Foundation approves funding for a new research unit coordinated at the University of Freiburg
Fine Tuning in the Brain
Researchers develop a computer model to explain how nerve cell connections form in the visual cortex
Only 340 Craters Left
Researchers calculate amount of undiscovered meteorite impact sites on Earth’s surface
Thousands of Droplets for Diagnostics
Researchers develop new method enabling DNA molecules to be counted in just 30 minutes
Bacterial Protein Serves as Sensor
German-French research team improves method for size-discrimination of individual molecules
Molecular Docking Site of a Bacterial Toxin Identified
Researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how the toxins of dangerous bacteria enter the interiors of cells
Stem Cell Switch on the Move
Biologists from the University of Freiburg demonstrate how signals in plant roots determine the activity of stem cells
Molecular Chaperones Help with Folding
University of Freiburg researchers demonstrate how so-called chaperones collaborate to create barrels for protein folding
Building Scaffolds in the Cell’s Power Stations
Researchers at the University of Freiburg discover a basic architectural principle of mitochondria
Genetic Basis of Mental Illnesses
Researchers hope their study will enable the development of new drugs and therapies
Research Building for Brain-Machine Interfaces
36.77 million euros for University of Freiburg’s new “Freiburg Institute for Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology”
Protein Building Blocks for Nanosystems
Scientists develop method for producing bio-based materials with new properties
Trained Speakers, Experienced Collectors, Skillful Marketers
The new continuing education program “museOn” for work at museums and collections is the first of its kind in the German-speaking world
Attaching the Propeller
Freiburg researchers demonstrate how the motility structure of the unicellular archaea is fixed to their surface
From Moss to Mouse
University of Freiburg to cooperate with a biopharmaceutical company on therapy for kidney diseases
Driving tumour cells to their death
Researchers from the University of Freiburg help discover a new approach to treating B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia