Scientists from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ have succeeded in organizing spherical compartments into clusters mimicking the way natural organelles would create complex structures. They managed to connect the synthetic compartments by creating bridges made of DNA between them.
Being in good shape protects against the health problems that arise when we feel particularly stressed at work. As reported by sports scientists from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and Sweden, it pays to stay physically active, especially during periods of high stress.
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a life-threatening pathogen in hospitals. About ten percent of all nosocomial infections, in particular pneumonia, are caused by this pathogen. Researchers from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Biozentrum, have now discovered that calcium induces the switch from acute to chronic infection.
The dream of weightlessness came true on Saturday for two researchers from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. During a parabolic flight, the scientists tested a newly developed measuring device under reduced gravity.
Scientists at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ discovered a fundamental new mechanism explaining the inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection. These results may open up new avenues for vaccine development.
A new type of atomic force microscope (AFM) uses nanowires as tiny sensors. Unlike standard AFM, the device with a nanowire sensor enables measurements of both the size and direction of forces.
Studies by the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ have shown that whether and how risk-taking propensity varies over a person’s life span depends in part on how risk taking is measured. When subjects are asked how they assess their risk propensity, a clear reduction with age is the result. However, this reduction is not necessarily observed for specific risk-taking tasks.
With the help of artificial intelligence, chemists from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ in Switzerland have computed the characteristics of about two million crystals made up of four chemical elements. The researchers were able to identify 90 previously unknown thermodynamically stable crystals that can be regarded as new materials. They report on their findings in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters.
Eunice aphroditois, also known as the Bobbit worm, buries its long body deep in the sand, leaving only its powerful jaws protruding above the surface. It uses these to grab hold of unsuspecting prey and drag it down into its burrow within a fraction of a second. Biologists from the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ have taken a closer look at the gruesome hunter and its prey and noticed a fascinating behavioral pattern: prey fish defend themselves against the monstrous worm by attacking it with water jets and forcing it to retreat.
