Proteomics Across Deep Evolutionary Time Nearly half of human genes arose from ancestral versions dating back to the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor (LECA) roughly 1.5 billion years ago. Many current genetic diseases and…
Dynamic Remodeling of Cellular Proteomes via the Ubiquitin Proteasome System Dynamic Remodeling of Cellular Proteomes via the Ubiquitin Proteasome System Description: Proteolysis stands as a cornerstone of cellular…
In times of “home office”, lock downs and closed gyms, endurance sports is back in trend again. Jogging, biking or swimming keeps you healthy and makes your muscles fit. With regular training, the musculature adapts to be…
Physical mechanisms in bacterial multicellular development Bacterial communities Bacterial biofilms are surface-associated assemblages of bacterial cells that are now considered to be the most abundant form of microbial life…
Like human beings, every cell in our body tries to ward off death as long as it can. This is particular true for a specific type of immune cells, called T-lymphocytes, or T cells for short. These cells keep viruses,…
Gertrud Pluskwik, Head of Library She enjoys chasing the missing pieces, be it in her free time doing puzzles or in her work as librarian of the Biozentrum. Since December 2021, Gertrud Pluskwik has been supporting…
On August 14, 2024, the Biozentrum scientists left their labs for a three-day retreat on the Campus Sursee. Around 250 researchers from a wide variety of disciplines took the time to get to know each other and make new…
Cells proliferate by dividing repeatedly. Each cell division produces two daughter cells, which must first grow to a certain size before they can divide, too. This requires an increased production of cell components,…
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