Making sense of what you see in biomedical images

The conventional procedure requires 77 hours, compared to 9 hours with Biomedisa

11-Nov-2020 - Sometimes an image is just an image. Sometimes it gives those who can read it correctly a deeper insight into what they can see. In many scientific disciplines, the key to extracting meaningful information from large three-dimensional images, obtained from X-ray tomography or optical microscopy, ...

Stretched beyond the limits

Why playing football can at times be really painful

12-May-2020 - It is a common phenomenon we know from cracked sneakers and burst tyres, and when it occurs it is usually in the wrong place at the wrong time: worn-out materials can cause anything from mild annoyance to fatal accidents. But while fatigue is well understood in synthetic materials, we know much ...

Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells

25-Jul-2018 - Malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium move ten times faster through the skin than immune cells, whose job it is to capture such pathogens. Heidelberg scientists have now found a reason why the parasite is faster than its counterpart. They did this by studying actin, a protein that is ...

Accelerated reactions in condensed bio-matter?

Research project called “RNA Epicatalysis” is funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung

21-Jun-2018 - HITS researcher Dr. Kashif Sadiq explores ribonucleoprotein granules, a condensed form of bio-matter found inside cells. He investigates whether the rate of enzymatic reactions in these membrane-less granules is accelerated. If true, this would lead to new insights in how cells regulate their ...

New Standards in Biotechnology

26-May-2015 - A new working group for data processing and integration in biotechnology has been set up by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO. The working group aims to define consistent standards for the formatting, transfer and integration of life science data and models. The working ...

Protein origami: Quick folders are the best

04-Feb-2013 - The evolutionary history of proteins shows that protein folding is an important factor. Especially the speed of protein folding plays a key role. This was the result of a computer analysis carried out by researchers at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and the University of ...

Small change for a big improvement – halogen bonds and drug discovery

22-Jan-2013 - Halogen bonding has been applied in crystal engineering, materials research, and nanotechnology for some time. Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and the Czech Academy of Science in Prague have now developed a new tool to use halogen bonds for drug discovery ...