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25 August 2021 / University of Bayreuth

Innovations in food law: University of Bayreuth examines reform need in context of health and environmental protection

Modern legal systems should protect human health and the environment, but at the same time…

25 August 2021 / JMU Würzburg

Soap molecules open channel proteins extracted from the bacterial membrane

Soap molecules reversibly open specific channel proteins in bacteria. These channels are…

20 August 2021 / University of Bayreuth

Climate crisis and urbanization: Vertical farming as a possible path to food security

In Kulmbach, researchers are working on the food of the future. Prof. Dr. Susanne…

19 August 2021 / University of Bayreuth

Similar structures, opposing functions: new insights into bacterial photoreceptors

Sunlight influences an array of biochemical processes in plants, animals, fungi, and…

19 August 2021 / FAU

New profile reveals appearance, number and activity level of T cells in Covid-19 patients

T cells play a decisive role in fighting the coronavirus and preventing infected…

19 August 2021 / JMU Würzburg

New Coating for Plastics to Fight Bacteria off

The start-up Flux Polymers, which has its roots at the University of Würzburg, offers a…

18 August 2021 / FAU

Chaos in the brain

The potassium channel KCNQ3 is required for our brain to generate accurate spatial maps.…

17 August 2021 / TUM

From self-interest to the social enterprise: Study reveals motives driving entrepreneurs

Not all entrepreneurs who found social enterprises are driven by idealism. Some of them…

17 August 2021 / FAU

Potential new therapeutic approach for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

Why people suffer from chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative…

12 August 2021 / FAU

Changes in growth patterns due to climate change

Geologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) joined forces with…