Tag: Researchers
Lasker Prize: German brain researchers honored | tagesschau.de
Status: 09/24/2021 6:00 p.m. Optogenetics is a new way to study the brain. Two German researchers also laid the foundations for this. You and a US colleague have now received…
World risk report presented: Researchers worldwide call for better protection
Status: 09/15/2021 2:48 p.m. Germany can still cushion extreme natural events well. Other countries are much more vulnerable, according to the World Risk Report. The authors propose to set up…
Düsseldorf’s Lord Mayor apologizes to researchers – culture
In the controversy surrounding the appreciation of the Jewish art dealer Max Stern (1904-1987), who was persecuted during the Nazi era, Düsseldorf’s Lord Mayor Stephan Keller (CDU) offered new talks.…
Facebook is a black box – researchers consider this dangerous – economy
Is the world’s largest communication platform an echo chamber for right-wing conspiracy ideologues? Facebook prefers not to talk about it – and locks out researchers who demand independent insight. from…
Antibody-based, hormone-free contraception? It’s possible, say researchers
This could be good news for all women looking for an alternative to hormonal contraception. US scientists are currently working on a new type of contraceptive based on anti-sperm antibodies,…
Strategy paper as a wake-up call: Researchers call for protection for corals
Status: 07/20/2021 8:44 p.m. A.In the face of climate change, scientists around the world have warned of the death of coral reefs. In a strategy paper they demand three concrete…
Environmental researchers on floods: “We have forgotten how to deal with disasters”
Status: 07/19/2021 11:40 a.m. We no longer expect disasters of this magnitude as we do now with floods, says disaster researcher Martin Voss. He warns against simple accusations – and…
Researchers sound the alarm: coral reefs in a devastating state
Status: 07/18/2021 12:24 p.m. One consequence of climate change is the destruction of coral reefs. Globally, a third has already been lost, 40 percent are massively threatened. Scientists in Bremen…
Researchers in Belgium discover the case of a woman infected simultaneously with two variants
Can the same person be infected with two different variants? Results in Belgium come this Sunday to sow doubt. Belgian researchers have in fact reported on the unprecedented case of…
How researchers in the Amazon are looking for new potential epidemics – knowledge
When Marcelo Gordo opens the cool box, it stinks terribly. The smell comes from three dead, rolled up tamarins, their cream- and caramel-colored fur shimmering through the plastic film. Gordo,…