Climate change is a growing global concern and is predicted to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as drought. Soil …
Traditionally, the choice of codons to encode amino acid sequences of proteins has been assumed to be neutral terms of fitness. We now know …
"B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (BCP-ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. Despite a good prognosis, two major clinical issues remain. Firstly, about 10% of children …
Our lab works on identifying the genes that regulate immune cell formation and function in humans. For this, we have produced large datasets of …
Our Clinical neurogenetics research group is focused on the investigation of the genetic background of a number of neurological disorders. Patients with disorders like …
Remarkably few vertebrates display tumor resistance properties. This select group includes salamanders, renowned for their tumor resistance, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying this ability …
We use whole-genome and whole-transcriptome sequencing data from primary cancer samples to elucidate genetic subgroups of potential clinical relevance. Our next step will be …
Description: Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are genomic remnants of retroviral infections and subsequent expansion that are present in most organisms. In the human genome ERVs occupy …
Accelerometers allow the remote study of animal activities and thus offer a huge advantage over traditional studies based on direct human observations. Beyond simple …
In the forest ecosystem, dead wood is a dynamic and complex ecological niche in which fungi play a central role in the decomposition of …