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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.

Molecular Mechanism of Ergothioneine Decoded: Prolonged Health with a Compound Found in Mushrooms?
Many people wish not only to live as long as possible, but above all to do so without any health restrictions. However, with increasing age, the risk of age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's or sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and muscle strength with age) also increases. Research into ageing is therefore increasingly focussing on the time during a person's lifetime when they are healthy. Under the leadership of the Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften (ISAS), a team of researchers from the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the University of Cambridge (UK) and Heidelberg University has now shown that the natural substance ergothioneine improves the health span of ageing animals.
Jan 20, 2025, 6:01:00 PM

Ancient Viral DNA Shapes Early Embryo Development

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the genome, researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have now revealed their crucial role in early embryo development.
Jan 20, 2025, 6:00:00 PM

AI-Powered Data Analysis Uncovers Issues in Scientific Publications
Study Reveals: Chemical Research Reports Often Contain Inaccurate Measurement Data AI-powered data analysis tools have the potential to significantly improve the quality of scientific publications. A new study by Professor Mathias Christmann, a chemistry professor at Freie Universität Berlin, has uncovered shortcomings in chemical publications. Using a Python script developed with the help of modern AI language models, Christmann analyzed more than 3,000 scientific papers published in the prestigious organic chemistry journal Organic Letters over the past two years. The analysis revealed that only forty percent of the chemical research papers contained error-free mass measurements.
Jan 20, 2025, 3:11:11 PM

Reliable analysis of intrinsically disordered proteins
Researchers of Mainz University and EMBL Hamburg present a new approach to determine the form of disordered proteins by using two different methods simultaneously in a single sample
Jan 20, 2025, 2:31:11 PM

Veit Grabe / Roy Kirsch

Reading the genome and understanding evolution: Symbioses and gene transfer in leaf beetles
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, the Max Planck Institute of Biology in Tübingen, Germany, and a consortium of international scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles and found out how leaf beetles found the key to digesting plants better with the help of bacteria.
Jan 17, 2025, 6:00:00 PM

R. Lehmann

Groundwater threatened by droughts and heavy rainfalls
Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability, when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil. This was demonstrated in long-term groundwater analyses using new analytical methods, as described in a recent study in Nature Communications. As billions of people rely on sufficient and clean groundwater for drinking, understanding the impacts of climate extremes on future water security is crucial.
Jan 17, 2025, 4:00:00 PM

Molecular Mechanism of Ergothioneine Decoded: Prolonged Health with a Compound Found in Mushrooms?
Many people wish not only to live as long as possible, but above all to do so without any health restrictions. However, with increasing age, the risk of age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's or sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and muscle strength with age) also increases. Research into ageing is therefore increasingly focussing on the time during a person's lifetime when they are healthy. Under the leadership of the Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften (ISAS), a team of researchers from the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the University of Cambridge (UK) and Heidelberg University has now shown that the natural substance ergothioneine improves the health span of ageing animals.
Jan 20, 2025, 6:01:00 PM

Ancient Viral DNA Shapes Early Embryo Development

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the genome, researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have now revealed their crucial role in early embryo development.
Jan 20, 2025, 6:00:00 PM

AI-Powered Data Analysis Uncovers Issues in Scientific Publications
Study Reveals: Chemical Research Reports Often Contain Inaccurate Measurement Data AI-powered data analysis tools have the potential to significantly improve the quality of scientific publications. A new study by Professor Mathias Christmann, a chemistry professor at Freie Universität Berlin, has uncovered shortcomings in chemical publications. Using a Python script developed with the help of modern AI language models, Christmann analyzed more than 3,000 scientific papers published in the prestigious organic chemistry journal Organic Letters over the past two years. The analysis revealed that only forty percent of the chemical research papers contained error-free mass measurements.
Jan 20, 2025, 3:11:11 PM

Reliable analysis of intrinsically disordered proteins
Researchers of Mainz University and EMBL Hamburg present a new approach to determine the form of disordered proteins by using two different methods simultaneously in a single sample
Jan 20, 2025, 2:31:11 PM

Veit Grabe / Roy Kirsch

Reading the genome and understanding evolution: Symbioses and gene transfer in leaf beetles
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, the Max Planck Institute of Biology in Tübingen, Germany, and a consortium of international scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles and found out how leaf beetles found the key to digesting plants better with the help of bacteria.
Jan 17, 2025, 6:00:00 PM

R. Lehmann

Groundwater threatened by droughts and heavy rainfalls
Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability, when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil. This was demonstrated in long-term groundwater analyses using new analytical methods, as described in a recent study in Nature Communications. As billions of people rely on sufficient and clean groundwater for drinking, understanding the impacts of climate extremes on future water security is crucial.
Jan 17, 2025, 4:00:00 PM
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