Press Releases
The Origin of Stem Cells
The protein WOX2 is responsible for enabling plants to develop organs throughout their lives
Quality assurance – done automatically
Freiburg research team once more wins the gold medal at the International Software Verification Competition
Better and Faster Diagnosis of Diseases
Microsystems engineer Can Dincer wins the second prize at Gips-Schüle young scientist competition
The role of the tunnel
Freiburg researchers discover new molecular details about protein sorting in the cell
When life sciences become data sciences
The University of Freiburg offers Europe-wide infrastructure and service in Bioinformatics
Cancer Medications Learn to Hide
The European Research Council awards Wilfried Weber an ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Improving prognoses for a sustainable future
Computer models play a significant role in environmental policy, but offer only a partial picture of the industrial system
Snap, Digest, Respire
Scientists show how the Venus flytrap uses its prey’s nitrogen compounds to extract energy
Light in a dark universe
With a grant of two million euros, physicist Marc Schumann aims to spearhead the search for dark matter
Sensory Stimuli Control Dopamine in the Brain
Type and intensity of stimuli control the activity of nerve cells that release the neurotransmitter dopamine
Survival Artists in the Antarctic
Researchers study the ways in which moss can survive in hostile environments
Conifer cones bear their ages well, and still move it
Freiburg biologists demonstrate that fossil conifer cones possess the oldest known plant structures which still exhibit movements
How Complex Cells Developed
A team of researchers provides new insights into the development of mitochondria
European Campus Receives Prix Bartholdi
Minister of Science Theresia Bauer presents the award to the university alliance
Watching Individual Proteins at Work
Research team presents new approach for observing structures and movements of complex molecules
In Search of Ultraphosphates in Living Organisms
Volkswagen Foundation grants researchers at the Universities of Freiburg and Lausanne a total of 100,000 euros in funding
Biologists Discover Origin of Stomata
Similar genetic mechanism between flowering plants and mosses is a result of evolutionary conservation
Success for Two Collaborative Research Centers
University of Freiburg will receive eleven million euros from the German Research Foundation for the approved projects
How Plants Measure Temperature
Research team shows how plants use a light receptor as a thermosensor
Personalized antibiotic treatment
Researchers from Freiburg have developed a sensor platform that quantifies antibiotics in human blood within minutes