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Rare Does Not Mean Insignificant
On Rare Disease Day, February 28, the spotlight turns to conditions that are individually rare but together affect many families. At Bielefeld University, research into lysosomal storage disorders is opening up new perspectives — also for Parkinson’s and dementia.
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Make foams recyclable via break points
Chemists at Bielefeld University receive funding to apply research on recyclable plastics.
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Cells Pull the Emergency Brake When Oxygen Runs Low
When cells face a lack of oxygen, they switch to energy-saving mode:
A team at Bielefeld University shows how they deliberately slow down their secretory transport pathway to do so.
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Strategic links with Asia strengthened
The Rector of the University Professor Dr Angelika Epple and Professor Dr Michaela Vogt, Vice Rector for International Affairs, Diversity and Society, visiting partner institutions in China and Japan.
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‘We translate chemical reactions into maths’
Combined with biology and chemistry, mathematics offers new ways of modelling the microbiome and thus better understanding obesity: a key to targeted therapy.
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Research without borders with the Double Degree Programme
PhD student Satoshi Horino from Japan about the benefits of a jointly provided degree from Bielefeld and Osaka.
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Celiac disease: New findings on the effects of gluten
New study reveals how a certain protein byproduct from wheat reduces the protective barrier of the gut lining.
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‘Making STEM teachers fit for digital learning’
New project expands teutolabs into places for teacher training. Interview with Professor Stefanie Schwedler.
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Earn a doctorate from two universities
Bielefeld University concludes further agreement with Osaka University in Japan. Joint doctoral procedures are now possible.
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Combining biocatalysis and chemocatalysis for green chemistry
Bielefeld chemist Professor Dr Harald Gröger publishes paper on the state of research on sustainable one-pot synthesis in the journal Chemical Reviews.
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Combining New and Ancient Knowledge through Chemistry
Vanessa Charnele Tsafack researches the antimicrobial properties of trees native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Doctoral network investigating targeted cancer treatments
Researchers of European-wide collaborative network discuss their work in a new video.
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More targeted treatment of muscular dystrophy in future
Bielefeld University researchers identify causative gene.
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How metal atoms can arrange themselves on an insulator
Bielefeld researchers publish study in Nature Communications
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