26. Februar 2021Cell biology: Signal transduction without signalWhether we smell, taste or see, or when adrenaline rushes through our veins, all of these signals are received by our cells via a specific group of receptor proteins called… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
19. Februar 2021Goethe University successful in industry open call for replacement of animal componentsWhile many studies take place in a petri glass in toxicology research, for some processes there is still a need for animal components such as serum or liver cell tissue.… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
17. Februar 2021Goethe University: New, cutting-edge research projects on trust in conflict, neutron stars and disease mechanismsWhat opportunities to create trust do social conflicts offer? What happens when neutron stars merge and produce gravitational waves and heavy chemical elements in the process? How can a better… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
17. Februar 2021New active substances for future drugs: Up to €15 million for Goethe University and its partnersAt the heart of the PROXIDRUGS cluster lies the development of novel drugs that systematically degrade disease-relevant proteins in the body. Goethe University is coordinating the alliance, which also includes… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
15. Februar 2021Newly founded: Buber-Rosenzweig Institute as a prominent research centre on modern JudaismA new research institute will be established at Goethe University: The Buber-Rosenzweig Institute will be dedicated to the study of modern and contemporary Judaism. It brings together numerous and largely… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
11. Februar 2021Climate research: rapid formation of iodic particles over the Arctic – more clouds could cause ice to melt fasterWhen sea ice melts and the water surface increases, more iodine-containing vapours rise from the sea. Scientists from the international research network CLOUD have now discovered that aerosol particles form… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
11. Februar 2021New study suggests better approach in search for COVID-19 drugsResearch from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19,… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
10. Februar 2021How the 3-D structure of eye-lens proteins is formedChemical bonds within the eye-lens protein gamma-B crystallin hold the protein together and are therefore important for the function of the protein within the lens. Contrary to previous assumptions, some… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
10. Februar 2021Cluster project ConTrust receives state funding in preparation for the next round in the excellence strategyThe interplay of conflict and trust is at the centre of the ConTrust cluster project, which is to enter the race for the Goethe University in the next round of… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
4. Februar 2021New Science Award for Romanticism ResearchFor the first time in 2021, innovative contributions to the study of Romanticism can be awarded the Goethe University’s Klaus Heyne-Award. The new award, endowed with 15,000 euros, is aimed… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
3. Februar 2021Scientists develop method to detect fake newsSocial media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market – criminals spread fake news about companies in order to manipulate… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
2. Februar 2021International research network identifies triggers for severe course of liver cirrhosisAcute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a common cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. In ACLF the progressive loss of function of the scarred liver can no longer be compensated… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Februar 2021Understanding skilled labour migration in East AsiaThe economies of China and Singapore are among the most dynamic migration regions in the world. But Japan and Korea also rely on the immigration of skilled workers. The competition… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Februar 2021Goethe Coronavirus Fund reaches 5 million euro markA short ten months after Goethe University and Frankfurt University Hospital first called for donations, the Goethe Coronavirus Fund has passed the targeted 5 million euro mark. The idea of… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. Januar 2021Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein “embrace” each otherScientists at Goethe University Frankfurt, together with colleagues from Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Oxford and Dundee (UK), have investigated how the fit of potent inhibitors to their binding sites can be optimised… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. Januar 2021Michael R. Silverman and Bonnie L. Bassler win 2021 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeBacteria act in groups to accomplish feats that are impossible to achieve if a single bacterium acts alone. For example, pathogenic bacteria act collectively to synthesize toxins to attack the… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. Januar 2021Elvira Mass receives 2021 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young ResearchersThe course for organ health is set in the early embryo. This year’s laureate has shown that specialized immune cells from the yolk sac accompany organ development and contribute to… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
8. Januar 2021Astronomy Award presented to Event Horizon Telescope CollaborationThe Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration (which includes physicists from Goethe University) is pleased to have been granted by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) the 2021 Group Achievement Award (A). … Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
23. Dezember 2020Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first timeFor the first time, an international team of scientists from Goethe University and the University of Oklahoma has succeeded in filming quantum physical effects on a helium dimer as it… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
21. Dezember 2020Newly concept for teaching physics in schools: better understanding of electric circuitsThe topic of electricity often poses difficulties for many secondary school students in physics lessons. Physics Education researchers at Goethe University and the University of Tübingen have developed and empirically… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
16. Dezember 202022. January / Zoom-Event: A Reading & Conversation with Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy is a world-renowned writer and committed humanist who gained international attention with her award-winning novel The God of Small Things published in 1997. She writes of the connections… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
14. Dezember 2020Physics: New method for precision studies of the strong interactionExtremely dense neutron stars may contain unstable hyperons in their interior, which, like the stable hadrons of the atomic nucleus, protons and neutrons, are held together by the strong interaction.… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
14. Dezember 2020Space probe Hayabusa 2: water on Earth possibly comes from asteroidsOn Saturday evening (5/12/2020), a container containing a sample of the asteroid that had been dropped by the Hayabusa 2 space probe landed in the Australian desert. The chemical „fingerprint“… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
11. Dezember 2020tRNA fragments are involved in poststroke immune reactionsAn ischemic stroke is an extreme disturbance of the homeostasis of brain and body. Among other things, the immune system triggers an inflammatory reaction that can either overshoot or turn… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
9. Dezember 2020Collaborative Research Centre “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in Neural Homeostasis” is extendedThe Collaborative Research Centre 1080 was successful in the German Research Foundation’s current round of approvals and will start its third funding period in 2021. The DFG is providing €… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
