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A human factor
10/04/2023How SARS-CoV-2 initiates its replication process during infection is not yet fully understood. Researchers from the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg have now published unexpected findings.
moreHow do plants shape our daily lives? Starting in October, a two-semester lecture series at the University of Würzburg will address this question and provide insights into the new field of plant study in the cultural sciences.
moreHow will we build and live in the future? This question will be addressed in a public lecture by Hannes Taubenböck's Chair of Global Urbanisation and Remote Sensing on 23 October at the University of Würzburg.
moreCombinations of unfavourable weather conditions over several years can cause a decline in insect biomass. This is shown by a study published in "Nature" by a team led by Professor Jörg Müller.
moreNew Rooms Discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid
09/27/2023A remarkable archaeological breakthrough has been made with the excavation and restoration of rooms in the pyramid of Sahura. The discovered chambers are probably storage rooms intended to hold the royal burial objects.
moreDGHM Main Prize for Cynthia Sharma
09/22/2023The German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) has awarded this year's main prize to infection biologist Cynthia Sharma. Sharma is a full professor at the University of Würzburg.
moreNew Indo-European Language Discovered
09/21/2023An excavation in Turkey has brought to light an unknown Indo-European language. Professor Daniel Schwemer, an expert for the ancient near east from Würzburg, is involved in investigating the discovery.
moreA new generation of cloud services is on the rise. It is based on the paradigm of "serverless computing", which is an active research topic at the Institute for Computer Science in Würzburg.
moreThe American Chemical Society has awarded the Würzburg chemist Holger Braunschweig a prestigious prize. For the professor, it brings back memories of his student days.
moreHow can the cultivation of cacao be improved by using the right pollination technique? This has now been investigated by a research team including Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter's Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology.
moreHow Bacteria Defend Against Viruses
09/12/2023The Israeli researcher Rotem Sorek has received the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award worth 1.5 million euros. The money will go toward a joint project with the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg and the LMU.
moreHow Internal Clocks Control Fat Metabolism
09/11/2023In the fruit fly Drosophila, circadian clocks also control fat metabolism. This is shown in a new study by a research team at the University of Würzburg. The findings could also be relevant for humans.
moreA team of five, headed by quantum physicist Professor Ronny Thomale of the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, secured second place in the international IBM Quantum Open Science Prize.
moreWhat is on the minds of people fleeing the war in Ukraine? An interdisciplinary study by the University of Würzburg provides new perspectives. It will be presented at a public conference on 26 September.
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