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Here you will find a selection of the latest R&D news from German universities, non-university research institutes and industrial research facilities.

Dr. Lina Herhaus

New mechanism: How cancer cells escape the immune system
An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt has identified an intracellular sensor that monitors the quality of so-called MHC-I molecules, which help the immune system recognize and kill harmful cells, including tumor cells. The sensor ensures that defective MHC-I molecules remain inside the cell, where they are eventually degraded. Surprisingly, a lack of this quality assurance can lead to more MHC-I molecules reaching the surface of cancer cells, triggering a stronger immune response against the tumor.
Nov 6, 2024, 4:30:00 PM

Volcanic Ash as a Source of Nutrients: How the Hunga Tonga Eruption has affected Ecosystems in the South Pacific
06 November 2024/Kiel. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January 2022 released massive quantities of volcanic material into the ocean and atmosphere. Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have investigated how this has affected surface water biogeochemistry in the South Pacific. During a GEOTRACES expedition, the team showed that large amounts of trace elements, including iron, were introduced into the ocean, fostering phytoplankton growth. This nutrient input could have a lasting effect on marine life and could increase the ocean's capacity to sequester CO₂. The findings have now been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Nov 6, 2024, 11:57:52 AM

Bach, Mozart or Jazz
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have investigated to which extent a piece of music can evoke expectations about its progression. They were able to determine differences in how far compositions of different composers can be anticipated. In total, the scientists quantitatively analyzed more than 550 pieces from classical and jazz music.
Nov 5, 2024, 10:42:09 PM

Researchers at the University of Freiburg receive ERC Synergy Grants
• The European Research Council (ERC) is honouring two international and interdisciplinary teams, including researchers from Freiburg. • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn is investigating the plant hormone auxin as the key to plant growth. Kleine-Vehn is Chair of Molecular Plant Physiology at the Faculty of Biology at the University of Freiburg. • Dr. Elisabeth Piller, Assistant Professor of Transatlantic and North American History, is investigating how resource scarcity and resource restrictions affected the era during both World Wars.
Nov 5, 2024, 4:50:42 PM

Susen Döbel

Burial Chamber and Grave Goods of Ancient Egyptian Priestess Discovered in Asyut
An international team of researchers led by professor of Egyptology at Freie Universität Berlin Jochem Kahl made the discovery An international team of archaeologists led by Professor Jochem Kahl from Freie Universität Berlin has made an incredible discovery in the necropolis of Asyut, Egypt. Researchers discovered the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian priestess Idy, daughter of the regional governor Djefaihapi I, in a previously inaccessible section of his monumental tomb from around 1880 BCE. Unearthed after twenty years of fieldwork, the find is being hailed as a significant archaeological discovery.
Nov 5, 2024, 3:27:31 PM

Amazing arms race between plant and fungus
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, have discovered a new group of defense substances in barley that are effective against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens. One exception is the root rot pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana. This fungus neutralizes the defense substances and uses them to grow better. The results of the study were recently published in the renowned scientific journal Molecular Plant. They impressively show how a pathogen not only bypasses the plant's immune system, but even successfully exploits it to its own advantage.
Nov 5, 2024, 2:19:57 PM

Dr. Lina Herhaus

New mechanism: How cancer cells escape the immune system
An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt has identified an intracellular sensor that monitors the quality of so-called MHC-I molecules, which help the immune system recognize and kill harmful cells, including tumor cells. The sensor ensures that defective MHC-I molecules remain inside the cell, where they are eventually degraded. Surprisingly, a lack of this quality assurance can lead to more MHC-I molecules reaching the surface of cancer cells, triggering a stronger immune response against the tumor.
Nov 6, 2024, 4:30:00 PM

Volcanic Ash as a Source of Nutrients: How the Hunga Tonga Eruption has affected Ecosystems in the South Pacific
06 November 2024/Kiel. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January 2022 released massive quantities of volcanic material into the ocean and atmosphere. Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have investigated how this has affected surface water biogeochemistry in the South Pacific. During a GEOTRACES expedition, the team showed that large amounts of trace elements, including iron, were introduced into the ocean, fostering phytoplankton growth. This nutrient input could have a lasting effect on marine life and could increase the ocean's capacity to sequester CO₂. The findings have now been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Nov 6, 2024, 11:57:52 AM

Bach, Mozart or Jazz
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have investigated to which extent a piece of music can evoke expectations about its progression. They were able to determine differences in how far compositions of different composers can be anticipated. In total, the scientists quantitatively analyzed more than 550 pieces from classical and jazz music.
Nov 5, 2024, 10:42:09 PM

Researchers at the University of Freiburg receive ERC Synergy Grants
• The European Research Council (ERC) is honouring two international and interdisciplinary teams, including researchers from Freiburg. • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn is investigating the plant hormone auxin as the key to plant growth. Kleine-Vehn is Chair of Molecular Plant Physiology at the Faculty of Biology at the University of Freiburg. • Dr. Elisabeth Piller, Assistant Professor of Transatlantic and North American History, is investigating how resource scarcity and resource restrictions affected the era during both World Wars.
Nov 5, 2024, 4:50:42 PM

Susen Döbel

Burial Chamber and Grave Goods of Ancient Egyptian Priestess Discovered in Asyut
An international team of researchers led by professor of Egyptology at Freie Universität Berlin Jochem Kahl made the discovery An international team of archaeologists led by Professor Jochem Kahl from Freie Universität Berlin has made an incredible discovery in the necropolis of Asyut, Egypt. Researchers discovered the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian priestess Idy, daughter of the regional governor Djefaihapi I, in a previously inaccessible section of his monumental tomb from around 1880 BCE. Unearthed after twenty years of fieldwork, the find is being hailed as a significant archaeological discovery.
Nov 5, 2024, 3:27:31 PM

Amazing arms race between plant and fungus
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, have discovered a new group of defense substances in barley that are effective against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens. One exception is the root rot pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana. This fungus neutralizes the defense substances and uses them to grow better. The results of the study were recently published in the renowned scientific journal Molecular Plant. They impressively show how a pathogen not only bypasses the plant's immune system, but even successfully exploits it to its own advantage.
Nov 5, 2024, 2:19:57 PM
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