A strong showing for the University of Würzburg: it is involved in three out of ten research groups whose establishment or renewal has now been approved by the German Research Foundation.
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Carpenter ants amputate the injured legs of fellow ants to minimise the risk of infection. A new study involving a Würzburg researcher shows that this task is primarily carried out by ants switching from indoor to outdoor duties.
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Targeted activation of specific nerve cells using pulses of light alleviates motor impairments in an animal model of Huntington’s disease and restores healthy neuronal activity. These findings have now been published in the journal Nature.
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