Researcherrs have shown how the genetic material of the dangerous Nipah virus replicates in infected cells. Using cryo-electron microscopy, the team led by Hauke Hillen was able to visualize the three-dimensional structure of the viral “copying machine”.
A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates in the cells. Researchers headed by Melina Schuh have revealed why the cell’s own repair mechanisms do not fix this damage
A Göttingen research team has discovered a molecular “spring” that opens ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear. Their findings shed new light on our understanding of the sense of hearing and the function of ion channels.
Researchers uncovered in molecular detail how the translation machinery in human cells selects the start site of a protein-coding region on mRNA for protein production.
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The MPI-NAT links basic research in the natural sciences with medical research to address the most urgent scientific questions of the 21st century. (in German)