Medicine

Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes pose lower risk for over 65s than for younger people more

Nerve cells of the vagus nerve fulfil opposing tasks more

Dresden and Copenhagen researchers establish human pancreas culture system more

New study shows how face masks reduce the effective reproduction number of Covid-19, and why their efficacy varies between different environments under virus-limited and virus-rich conditions more

Cell biologists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, together with national and international colleagues developed a new model system for studying early embryonic development. With the help of this system, they discovered that errors often occur when the genetic material from each parent combines immediately after fertilization. This is due to a remarkably inefficient process. more