To ensure that plants flower at the right time of year, they possess an internal clock, which enables them to measure the amount of daylight during a…
The simplest possible molecule H2+ was one of the very first molecules to form in the cosmos. This makes it significant for astrophysics, but also an…
A healthy liver is capable of completely regenerating itself. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), University Hospital…
The so-called Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (for short: RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A…
Vaccine development aims at protecting as many people as possible from infections. Short protein fragments of pathogens, so-called epitopes, are seen…
The BioSC network, in which Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) is a member, serves as a platform for inter- and transdisciplinary exchange and…
The microbiome (the symbiotic community of microbial organisms of a host) is of existential importance for the functioning of every plant and animal,…
Photosynthesis is one of the most important metabolic processes in nature: It is critical for plant growth and thus for the production of plant-based…
In January 2024, the “Center for Time, Constants and Fundamental Symmetries” (TCFS) will enter its second funding period. This will further strengthen…
The Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW) has today announced that the ACCeSS (“Active Carbon Capture for…