(IN BRIEF) A team led by Dr. Christoph F. Kurat from LMU’s Biomedical Center has discovered that a regular nucleosome structure is crucial for DNA replication to occur at certain points in the genome. Contrary to the textbook view that … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA, Dr. Christoph F. Kurat, Erika Chacin, histones, LMU, nucleosomes, protein complex ORC, replication
LMU researchers have characterized the physical mechanism that enables a widespread bacterial pathogen to adhere to the tissues of its human host. MÜNCHEN, 02-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Bacterial pathogens have evolved highly effective strategies that enable them to adhere to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged adhesion, bacteria, bacterium Staphyloccus epidermidis, epidermidis, LMU, Lukas Milles, Professor Hermann Gaub, protein, Staphyloccus, Staphylococci
MUNICH, 29-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study by medical researchers at LMU extends the list of tasks performed by the smallest blood cells known as platelets: At sites of infection, actively migrating platelets sweep bacteria into aggregates for disposal by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr. Florian Gärtner, LMU, platelets, Professor Steffen Massberg, smallest blood cells
A new LMU project explores ways of monitoring global water consumption. Its primary goals are to determine the total volume of water required for food production, and develop incentives to encourage the sustainable use of water. MUNICH, 26-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Germany
Tagged LMU, Professor Wolfram Mauser, sustainable use of water in agriculture
A new study shows that modern domestic cats are ultimately derived from the African wildcat, which was domesticated in two centers – Egypt and the Middle East. Moreover, both lineages contributed to the genomes of European cats. MUNICH, 26-Jun-2017 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Science
Tagged Archaeological evidence, cats, domestic cats, human societies, LMU, Professor Joris Peters
MUNICH, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — LMU psychologist Dr. Felix Schönbrodt is among the 10 winners of the Leamer-Rosenthal Prize for Open Social Science 2016, which is awarded by the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS). The Leamer-Rosenthal … Read the full press release
LMU‘s Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, which is now 10 years old, focuses on a single issue: How does the brain work? Doctoral students from all over the world are seeking answers to this immensely complicated question. MÜNCHEN, 25-Nov-2016 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Management, Science
Tagged Benedikt Grothe, LMU, Systemic Neurosciences
A new DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center based at LMU will probe the influence of systematic misconceptions and biases in expectations and preferences on economic decision-making and the workings of markets. MÜNCHEN, 25-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Studies in the field of Behavioral … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Germany, Management, Science
Tagged Collaborative Research Center, DFG, Klaus Schmidt, LMU
The first farmers on the Fijian archipelago were ants: For millions of years, an ant species on the islands has nurtured epiphytes, which provide them with nesting sites. Moreover, the interaction is vital for the survival of both partners. MÜNCHEN, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Germany, Science
Tagged ants, Guillaume Chomicki, LMU, professor Susanne Renner, Squamellaria
LMU researchers have shown that a defined set of 15 bacterial species protects mice from Salmonella infections as effectively as does the natural gut microbiota. The system will facilitate studies of host-pathogen interactions in the gut. MÜNCHEN, 25-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science
Tagged bacterial species, LMU, natural gut microbiota, Professor Bärbel Stecher, Salmonella infections
Two new DFG Research Units at LMU, led by Professors Immanuel Bloch and Frank Fischer, respectively, focus on quantum many-body systems exposed to artificial fields, and on use of simulations in the teaching of diagnostic competences. MÜNCHEN, 22-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Munich physicists have developed a novel electron microscope that can visualize electromagnetic fields oscillating at frequencies of billions of cycles per second. MÜNCHEN, 22-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Temporally varying electromagnetic fields are the driving force behind the whole of electronics. Their … Read the full press release
Using a combination of newly developed methods, researchers led by LMU immunologist Veit Hornung have defined a previously unknown pathway that triggers inflammation. MUNICH, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The immune system in vertebrates is capable of distinguishing “self” from “non-self” components, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science
Tagged Immunobiochemistry, inflammation, LMU, Moritz Gaidt, Veit Hornung
Laser physicists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics developed a measuring system for light waves in the near-infrared range. Garching, Germany, 25-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Those who want to explore the microcosm need exact control over laser light. Only … Read the full press release
One of the striking features of self-organization in biomolecular systems is the capacity of assemblies of filamentous particles for synchronous motion. LMU physicists now provide new insights into how such movements are coordinated. München, 19-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Living matter, … Read the full press release
A new Emmy Noether Research Group at LMU focuses on how we learn to pronounce the unfamiliar sounds in a foreign language, and why it is often difficult for us to avoid errors in pronunciation that we pounce on when … Read the full press release
New work by LMU researchers demonstrates that macrophages can effectively substitute for so-called dendritic cells as primers of T-cell-dependent immune responses. Indeed, they stimulate a broader-based response. München, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The immune response, the process by which the … Read the full press release
Scientists from the MPQ, LMU, and the FUB analyse how fast order can appear in a quantum-mechanical system. GARCHING, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — During the freezing of water, the initially unordered molecules start to form an ordered crystal, namely ice. … Read the full press release
Physicists at LMU have developed a new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles. The new method also reveals previously unknown patterns of collective motion in such systems. MUNICH, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
A study by LMU researchers shows that infants fed on fresh rather than UHT cow’s milk are less prone to infection. The authors recommend the use of alternative processing methods to preserve the protectants found in the natural product. MUNICH, … Read the full press release
16-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Immunologists at LMU have come up with a new technique that can be used both to fight tumors and to treat autoimmune diseases. A new grant from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research will enable the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged autoimmune disease, autoimmune diseases, BMBF, Clinical Neuroimmunology, Cytotoxic T cells, fight tumors, LMU, multiple sclerosis, pathogen-derived protein fragments, peptides, Privatdozent Dr. Klaus Dornmair, Prof. Jörg Prinz, psoriasis, T cells, treat autoimmune diseases, tumor-specific antigens, tumors, Validation of the Innovation Potential of Scientific Research
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