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How to detox the nucleus of unsaturated fat

In eukaryotes, the nucleus harbors the genetic information of a cell, protected by a double lipid membrane called the nuclear envelope. The lipid…

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Mouse sperm need a molecular VIP pass to reach the egg membrane

Fertilisation is one of the most fundamental biological processes, yet its underlying molecular mechanisms are unresolved. An international team of…

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Valneva Completes Recruitment of Elderly Participants in Phase 3 Trial of its Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine

Valneva announced that it has completed recruitment of the initial cohort of elderly participants in Valneva’s Phase 3 trial, VLA2001-304, of its…

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Stefan Ameres (c) Max Kropitz for Max Perutz Labs

“This is one of the best times to do science”

Stefan Ameres obtained his Master’s degree from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) and his PhD from the University of Vienna. After…

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Federal Minister of Health Wolfgang Mückstein visits Vienna BioCenter

Today, Austria’s Federal Minister of Health Wolfgang Mückstein visited the Vienna BioCenter. Through presentations and a campus tour, the…

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Illustration of the meiotic DNA double strand break (DSB) core complex (composed of SPO11-1 (dark blue), SPO11-2 (light blue) and 2 MTOPVIb proteins (red)) and its localisation at meiotic chromatin. (c) Schlögelhofer Lab

Close friends and distant relatives

In order to exchange genetic material between parental chromosomes during meiosis, cells need to introduce DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) that are…

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Valneva Commences Rolling Submission to MHRA for its Inactivated, Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine

Valneva commenced rolling submission, for initial approval of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001, with the Medicines and Healthcare products…

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Vienna BioCenter Summer School welcomes 15 students from around the world

The Vienna BioCenter Summer School offers undergraduate and masters students from around the world a unique opportunity to conduct a two-month…

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PETISCO - a multi-tool for piRNA processing

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are essential to repress transposable elements in the animal germline. In the nematode worm C. elegans, piRNA…

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Woodcut print of Greek sea god Proteus. Displayed in the Book of Emblems by Andrea Alciato (1531). Public Domain

Proteus changes his Akt

The protein kinase Akt is activated in the PI3K pathway by a combination of signaling phospholipids and phosphorylation by upstream protein kinases.…

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Valneva Initiates Further Phase 3 Clinical Trial for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Valneva announced the initiation of a further Phase 3 trial (VLA2001-304) for its inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001.…

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"Tardigrades take the stage" - Adrià Nogales Moral about his research topic and scientific outreach

The PhD student and dedicated science communicator Adrià Nogales Moral (Köhler lab) has written a children´s book about tardigrades, runs his own…

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