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ERC grant for incoming IMP scientist Francisco Balzarotti

Francisco Balzarotti will join the IMP as Group Leader in January 2020. He will use funds from a recently awarded ERC Starting Grant to develop a…

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CDK8 & CDK19 – Twin enzymes with non-twin roles in defense against viruses

The enzyme CDK8 and its paralog CDK19 are essential modules of the Mediator, a large protein complex that coordinates several key steps in…

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Why are small RNA so important?

Sebastian Falk has joined the Max Perutz Labs as group leader in March 2019. He is interested in the mechanisms of gene silencing and the regulation…

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Fighting genomic parasites – lessons from an unusual organism

Transposable elements (TEs) are parasitic DNA sequences that can jump within the host genome and disrupt its normal function. To preserve genome…

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Valneva Announces Management Board Stock Purchases

Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”), a biotech company developing and commercializing vaccines for infectious diseases with major unmet needs,…

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HOOKIPA Pharma Reports Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Clinical Progress Highlights

HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. reported recent clinical progress highlights and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

“In the second…

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Profiling the stem-cell characters in the story of stomach lining renewal

Using an unbiased labelling technique, mathematical modelling, and single cell profiling to trace the footsteps of stem cells and their daughters,…

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Ares Genetics Launches Service Laboratory for NGS-based Molecular Drug Resistance Testing

Curetis N.V. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Ares Genetics GmbH has opened a specialized service laboratory offering next-generation…

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Keeping the genome in shape: a physiological role for NHEJ in meiosis

DNA double strand breaks (DSB) are an essential feature during meiosis, a cell division process found in all sexually reproducing organisms. Repair of…

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Upcycling of proteins protects DNA from parasites

Researchers at IMBA - Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – describe “adaptive radiation” of RNA export…

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a:head - launched to transform CNS drug discovery

a:head bio AG, an Austrian biotech company focusing on the development of next generation therapeutics for the treatment of brain disorders based on…

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"Science is my life" - Interview with Professor Hans Tuppy

Professor Hans Tuppy, born in 1924, started his studies in Chemistry at a time when Europe was struck by World War II. The war took both his father…

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