Press Releases on Research

Das Allan-Herndon-Dudley-Syndrom ist eine seltene und schwerwiegende Erkrankung, von der ausschließlich Männer betroffen sind. Die Betroffenen leiden…

The genetic basis of lifespan determination is poorly understood. Most research has been done on short-lived animals, and it is unclear if these…

Welche Rolle die verschiedenen Hormone im menschlichen Körper spielen, ist noch nicht vollständig erforscht. Klar ist aber: Geraten sie aus dem…

Ageing-associated changes in gene expression follow trajectories akin to those observed in degenerative chronic diseases yet opposite to those found…

Above the age of 50, the most likely causes of death are cancer and degenerative diseases such as heart failure, dementia or diabetes. Since life…

A ten-nation consortium has reported the first high-quality reference genome sequence of barley, a cereal crop that is used around the world as animal…

It has been estimated that more than 80 million people in the world have an unfulfilled desire to have children. But for every 10th couple, the…

Every cell in our body contains the complete DNA library. So-called methyl groups regulate that in body tissues only the genetic information is…

During aging as well as during Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, iron accumulates in the human brain. Now, researchers from German Leibniz Institute…

Bei der Großen Sackflügelfledermaus herrscht „Damenwahl“. Die Weibchen der neotropischen Fledermausart Saccopteryx bilineata suchen sich genau das…