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The newborn's immune system is suddenly confronted with microorganisms, food and numerous environmental influences at birth. How do the baby's immune cells prepare for this moment during pregnancy and birth? How do external influences…

An interdisciplinary team headed by archeologists Dr. Mariachiara Franceschini of the University of Freiburg and Paul P. Pasieka of the University of Mainz has discovered a previously unknown Etruscan temple in the ancient city of Vulci,…

Six scientists from the University of Freiburg are among the 7,200 authors worldwide who have been cited most frequently in their fields of research over the past decade. Three of them work at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg.…

The University of Freiburg has awarded prizes for achievements in science and teaching, social commitment and start-up ideas: Young Scientist Award, University Teaching Award, Special Award for Outstanding Student Commitment, Bertha…

The surface of B cells is covered with antigen receptors with which they recognize invading pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. When a B cell receptor binds to an antigen, that is, to a foreign structure, the B cell is activated and…

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs. The P.a. bacteria species has an entire arsenal of strategies for evading the immune system and infecting…

The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding the "DELIVER - Data-driven Engineering of Sustainable Living Materials" project at the University of Freiburg in its "CZS Wildcard" program. In the project, scientists from the Freiburg Clusters of…

In the wake of digital transformation, numerous changes in the area of teaching and learning were initiated last year, new teaching formats were tested, new learning strategies were developed and new support formats were established. At…

The British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published the "QS World University Ranking: Sustainability 2023" for the first time. The ranking evaluates universities worldwide with regard to their sustainability work in research,…

Every year, around 40 to 50 outstanding scientists from Freiburg and many other countries around the world come to FRIAS-Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies as fellows, where they can spend six to twelve months conducting research and…