Press Releases
How Alzheimer’s Peptides Shut Down Cellular Powerhouses
Freiburg biochemists discover new mechanisms of the brain disease
Zipper Triggers Bacterial Invasion
Freiburg researchers discover new strategy germs use to invade cells
A Sweet Pathway into the Cell
Freiburg researchers engineer bacterial proteins that can transport substances across the cell membrane
Sugar Protects Cells from Bacterial Invasion
Freiburg researchers find agent against hospital germ Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Freiburg Psychologist among World’s Most Influential Scientists
Markus Heinrichs is one of the most highly-cited researchers
The Great Chinese Wall of Ants
Freiburg ecologists discover a new species of wasp that protects its offspring with dead ants
Rhesus Proteins Transport Ions, not Gas
Using artificial lipid vesicles, biochemists show how membrane proteins transport ammonium.
Nanoscale Ruler reveals Organization of the Cell Membrane
Freiburg biologists measure distances and the arrangement of membrane molecules in nanometer range
Finding thoughts in speech
Research team reports on how the human brain processes thoughts during natural communication
Clever Suppression in the Brain
Diversity of inhibiting nerve cells allows for more complex information processing
Epigenetic Enzyme Regulates Fat Formation
Freiburg researchers demonstrate that LSD1 plays a key role in metabolic processes
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