Research

Full text in German below. Merck und Promega arbeiten gemeinsam an 3D-Zelltechnologie für die Wirkstoffforschung Strategische Partnerschaft bündelt Know-how von Merck im Bereich Organoide mit Promegas Assay-TechnologienForschende erhalten besseren und schnelleren Zugang zu krankheitsrelevanten ZellmodellenStärkt Mercks Position bei zukunftsweisenden Tools und Lösungen auf dem Gebiet der Biologie Darmstadt, Deutschland. (06. November 2025) Merck, ein führendes Wissenschafts- […]

EMBL researchers have been using a powerful technique called expansion microscopy to peek deeper inside living organisms and understand how they function One day in 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, EMBL Group Leader Gautam Dey received a Zoom call from his collaborator and fellow cell biologist Omaya Dudin. Dudin, who led a research group at […]

EMBL scientists improve a protein analysis technique, significantly expanding its use and making it 100 times faster – a development that could accelerate drug discovery and fundamental biological research Summary Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, in a letter to a fellow chemist, first suggested the name ‘proteins’ for a particular class of biological substances, deriving […]

EMBL researchers have developed a new AI tool, which, through a game of molecular laser tag, identifies cells that can shed light on the earliest origins of cancer Summary The human body relies on precise genetic instructions to function, and cancer begins when these instructions get scrambled. When cells accumulate genetic errors over time, they […]

Heidelberg researchers identify local outbreak indicators and develop new regional modeling approach Local factors such as seasonal temperature, the year-dependent water and vegetation index, and data on animal density can be used to predict regional outbreaks of avian flu in Europe. This is the finding of a research team led by epidemiologist, mathematician, and statistician […]

Philipp Uhl awarded for his work on new pharmaceutical forms and overcoming antibiotic resistance For his outstanding work in the field of pharmaceutical research, Junior Professor Dr Philipp Uhl has received the PHOENIX Pharmaceutical Science Award in the “Pharmaceutical Technology” category. Endowed with 10,000 euros per category, this prize is awarded annually by the Phoenix […]

A new method for building growth charts for children with rare diseases is being integrated into DECIPHER to help clinicians and families understand child development Summary Growth charts – used to track a child’s height and weight over time – help identify when a child’s growth is within a healthy range. But for children with […]

Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease Cerebral malaria is a deadly complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Despite cutting-edge research, effective anti-malarial drugs, and the promise of a vaccine, it still claims over half a million lives every year. Many survivors […]

With a closer look at genomic variation, scientists now have a faster, more precise way to uncover new links to disease Summary Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain diseases ‘ran in families’. However, through the years, scientists have kept getting better at finding ways to […]