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Fitness effects of horizontal gene transfer Bacteria living in multispecies communities can benefit from a gene pool shared through horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Because alleles, genes, and even operons can be acquired…

Gene liefern den Bauplan des Lebens und bestimmen, wann und wo Proteine hergestellt werden. Dieser Prozess umfasst zwei wichtige Schritte: die Transkription von DNA zu Boten-mRNA (mRNA) und die Translation, bei der mRNA in…

Epigenetic insights for precision medicine: Sequencing-based real-time brain cancer classification The differentiation of a totipotent cell into a somatic cell type is a highly orchestrated process characterized by changes…

From Meningococcus to Gonococcus: The journey of Vaccine Development and Cross-Protection Progress in genomic sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, has opened a new era in vaccine design enabling the discovery of many new…

Mapping the gut microbiome: from spatial ecology to disease resistance The gut is home to diverse microbial communities that protect against pathogens, with mucus-lined epithelia being a particularly dense area of…

Dynamic RNA biology at the single-molecule level: Watching how interconnected processes work in real-time Speaker: Prof. Dr. Olivier Duss Olivier Duss studied Chemistry at the ETH Zurich, did his PhD with Fred Allain at the…

Resolving Protein-Ligand Interactions Across Time and Space Using X-ray Free Electron Lasers Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jörg Standfuss Jörg earned his PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt before joining the MRC…

Microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lorenz Ulrich Lorenz studied Chemistry in Würzburg, did his Ph.D. with Tom Rizzo at EPFL, and was postdoc with Ahmed Zewail at Caltech; since 2016 he has been a…

Michelle Gut, PhD student, group Maria Hondele What inspired you to pursue a career in science? Already back in high school, I loved the STEM subjects. At fifteen, I took a bold step and moved out from home to pursue an…

Madalena Madeira Reimão Pinto, former postdoctoral fellow, group Alex Schier What inspired you to pursue a career in science? Perhaps what captivated me to pursue research in molecular biology is the fact that the scientific…