Research
When the cell digests itself: How inherited neurodegenerative diseases develop
Our cells are crisscrossed by a system of membrane tubes and pockets called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It is crucial for the production of biomolecules and is continuously built up
Nicole Deitelhoff awarded LOEWE top professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Political scientist Professor Nicole Deitelhoff has been awarded a LOEWE top professorship, which will be based at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the
Employees recommend (new) employees
Together with other researchers, economist Prof. Guido Friebel studied the introduction of an employee referral program (ERP) in a supermarket chain. The greatest effect lies in the company management’s increased
Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest
An international research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, was a warm-blooded animal (an endotherm), but had a reproductive
Climate change and groundwater
In March 2023, the United Nations convened its first Water Conference in 46 years. There is a dire need for action: as a result of climate change, water is threatening
Known active ingredient as new drug candidate against “monkeypox”
Mpox – previously known as „monkeypox“ – is currently spreading worldwide. An international research team from Goethe University and the University of Kent has now identified a compound that could
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize: Insights into the Origin, Evolution and Development of our Immune System
The 2023 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, worth €120,000, will today be awarded to immunologists Frederick W. Alt and David G. Schatz in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche for their discovery of
New MOGON high-performance computer in Mainz – Goethe University part of a national consortium
In October 2021, the Joint Science Conference of the federal and state governments (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz, GWK) decided to include the National High-Performance Computing (NHR) South-West consortium – consisting of Johannes
Cause of leukaemia in trisomy 21
People with a third copy of chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21, are at high risk of developing Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), an aggressive form of blood cancer. Scientists led
Pathway to improved cancer treatment
Conventional chemotherapy often does not elicit sufficient response in the treatment of bowel cancer. Researchers in Frankfurt recently found that one reason for this is that the dying cancer cells
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The Powerlessness of the Working Class in the 21st Century
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