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Center for Stroke Research Berlin

How Stroke Changes the Microbiome

Preliminary experimental evidence from the Center for Stroke Research Berlin suggests that stroke alters the gut microbiome.

Herd Immunity or Another Lockdown?

Germany Moves Ahead with Antibody Testing

Across Germany and many parts of the U.S., life is slowly starting to resume, albeit in new ways. Shops and restaurants are opening, small groups of friends are getting together and people are heading back to work. But along with the new normal comes yet another largely uncharted territory: antibody testing.

Juelich Institute of Energy and Climate Research

Building the Atmosphere

Scientists at the Juelich Institute of Energy and Climate Research are investigating the intermingling of natural and man-made gases in the atmosphere using the simulation chamber SAPHIR.

LPJmL Model, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Biosphere Modeling to Feed the World

Using an innovative biosphere model, researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have determined that with agricultural reforms the earth can feed 10 billion people.

Falling Walls Lab New York

DWIH Recognizes Top Innovators of 2020

Robert Luo, Laurent Shiels and Kevin Zuo are the winners of the New York Falling Walls Lab. With this prize, the German Center for Research and Innovation and the Falling Walls Foundation honor the best entrepreneurs and early-career researchers worldwide from a list of highly-qualified applicants and competitors. Robert Luo will pitch his idea again at the Falling Walls Lab global finals, to be held online on November 9 to an audience of over 1,000 leading thinkers from across research, industry, government and civil society.

BioMedX

Hacking DNA Repair to Combat Cancer

Dr. Balca Mardin and her team of eight junior researchers at BioMedX in Heidelberg are investigating how drugs can target specific DNA repair pathways to prevent cancer.

German Innovation Tackles COVID-19

The world is waiting for a breakthrough vaccine against COVID-19. The German biotechs CureVac and BioNTech are among the companies leading these efforts.