Press Releases 2015
Toxin from Salmonid Fish has Potential to Treat Cancer1
Researchers from the University of Freiburg decode molecular mechanism of fish pathogen
Spectacular Architecture, Outstanding Services 2
In Freiburg, one of the most modern and largest university libraries goes into trial operation
Data Collection Resumes at the Large Hadron Collider 3
Freiburg physicists receive 6.2 million euros for their work at the research centre for elementary particle physics CERN
How cancer cells avoid shutdown4
University of Freiburg researchers unravel mechanisms by which a protein that promotes tumour growth is produced during stress
Age and Fertility in Social Insects 5
The German Research Foundation approves funding for a new research unit coordinated at the University of Freiburg
Fine Tuning in the Brain 6
Researchers develop a computer model to explain how nerve cell connections form in the visual cortex
Only 340 Craters Left 7
Researchers calculate amount of undiscovered meteorite impact sites on Earth’s surface
Thousands of Droplets for Diagnostics 8
Researchers develop new method enabling DNA molecules to be counted in just 30 minutes
Bacterial Protein Serves as Sensor 9
German-French research team improves method for size-discrimination of individual molecules
Molecular Docking Site of a Bacterial Toxin Identified10
Researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how the toxins of dangerous bacteria enter the interiors of cells
Stem Cell Switch on the Move11
Biologists from the University of Freiburg demonstrate how signals in plant roots determine the activity of stem cells
Molecular Chaperones Help with Folding12
University of Freiburg researchers demonstrate how so-called chaperones collaborate to create barrels for protein folding
Building Scaffolds in the Cell’s Power Stations13
Researchers at the University of Freiburg discover a basic architectural principle of mitochondria
Genetic Basis of Mental Illnesses 14
Researchers hope their study will enable the development of new drugs and therapies
Research Building for Brain-Machine Interfaces 15
36.77 million euros for University of Freiburg’s new “Freiburg Institute for Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology”
Protein Building Blocks for Nanosystems 16
Scientists develop method for producing bio-based materials with new properties
Trained Speakers, Experienced Collectors, Skillful Marketers17
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 18
Freiburg researchers demonstrate how the motility structure of the unicellular archaea is fixed to their surface
From Moss to Mouse19
University of Freiburg to cooperate with a biopharmaceutical company on therapy for kidney diseases
Driving tumour cells to their death20
Researchers from the University of Freiburg help discover a new approach to treating B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
