People are living longer than ever, but a long life doesn’t necessarily mean a healthy one. For many, the question isn’t so much “How old do I want to get?” but rather “How do I want to get old.” While lifespan refers to the…
The GENCODE CLS project: massively expanding the lncRNA catalog through capture long-read RNA sequencing Accurate and complete gene annotations are indispensable for understanding how genome sequences encode biological…
Enigmatic Translons – Animalcules of Molecular Biology? Ribosome profiling has revealed the extensive utilization of multiple start codons in eukaryotic mRNAs, including in humans. Translation initiation at these start…
Multi-scale, correlated imaging reveals principles of bacterial biofilm formation Most prokaryotes including bacteria and archaea form macroscopic, surface-attached, multi-cellular communities known as biofilms. Biofilms…
E11: Physical principles of living systems - 77750 (3hrs/week, 4 CP; Spring 2026, Lectures and Excercises) Knut Drescher , David Brückner Contents: This course presents an overview of how physical processes shape the…
Services Communications The Communications team is the contact point for the media, facilitating contact to experts for diverse research topics and assisting them with interview planning, video and photo production or search…
Working at the Biozentrum Working at the Biozentrum means joining one of the world’s leading life sciences institutes, where outstanding research meets an open and collaborative culture. With state-of-the-art facilities,…
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