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Welche Einstellungen zum Staat und zur Steuerkultur gibt es in migrantischen Gesellschaften? Das wird in einem neuen Projekt erforscht.

New Study on Fiscal Citizenship

What are citizens' attitudes towards the state? How does this influence their willingness to pay taxes? An interdisciplinary research team, funded with 1.5 million euros, is investigating these questions.

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Das Covid-19-Medikament Remdesivir (violett) wird während des Kopiervorgangs in die neue RNA-Kette eingebaut und unterdrückt die Verdopplung des Coronavirus-Erbguts.

Coronavirus: The Weak Point of Remdesivir

The drug Remdesivir only weakly inhibits the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Research groups from Göttingen and Würzburg have discovered why this is so.

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18 Proteine der befallenen Zellen spielen während einer SARS-CoV-2-Infektion eine wichtige Rolle – zwei von ihnen sind besonders interessant. Über sie lässt sich die Vermehrung des Virus möglicherweise gezielt hemmen. Grafik: SCIGRAPHIX / S. Westermann

Corona: How the virus interacts with cells

Scientists from Würzburg and the US have charted the first global atlas of direct interactions between SARS-CoV-2 RNA and human host cells. This may provide a starting point for novel treatments.

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Strong in Research and Collaborations

Strong in Research

True to its motto ‘Science for Society’, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is committed to advancing research in a wide range of disciplines. Academic rankings confirm JMU’s place among the world’s high-performing research universities.

Science in Motion

In our series ‘Science in Motion ’, we present the people behind the cutting-edge research at the Julius-Maximilian-University of Würzburg (JMU). In this episode, RNA researcher and biochemist Jörg Vogel takes us to HIRI - the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research.

Cluster of Excellence

The Cluster of Excellence  ‘Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter ’ investigates topological and complex quantum materials as well as their potential applications.