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An international team led by researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) has used advanced electron microscopy technologies to capture key cellular mechanisms of stress resistance with near-atomic precision. They were able to show that the protein mHsp60, which helps other proteins to adopt their functional form, remodels its

Research team optimises microscope with innovative technology to benefit research and medicine   Light sheet microscopy produces impressive 3D images of tissue and entire organs, such as the delicate cochlea in the inner ear or the complex brain of a mouse. A thin layer of light, the light sheet, moves

New study elucidates continuous dynamics of cooperation and competition   When people reach for the same object, walk through a narrow doorway, forage for food, or work together on a shared task, they continuously negotiate—often without noticing—how much to cooperate or compete. Unlike classical laboratory games that force players to

Researchers in Göttingen have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial role in the hearing process. If otoferlin is missing or its function is impaired, this causes a common form of early childhood deafness. The results, published in the journal Science Advances, mark a

Dr. Oliver Barnstedt and Dr. Anggi Hapsari each receive an ERC Starting Grant   Two researchers at the Göttingen Campus have been awarded ERC Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC). MBExC member and Neuroscientist Dr. Oliver Barnstedt from the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G) receives funding for his

Reliable and gentler control of cellular activity with light: Researchers at the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ OT) of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have developed a light-sensitive protein that can restore vision and hearing and regulate the

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging” (MBExC) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel increases the sensitivity of sensory cells in the inner ear. Even soft sounds, such as a whisper, are perceived more clearly, but

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) are developing a new method to better understand the energy production of human cells. Disruptions in this process lead to serious and often fatal diseases that can affect skeletal muscle and nerve cells as well as the heart. The results have been

Under the leadership of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), researchers from Göttingen, together with audiologists and artists from the fields of film and music, have translated the sound experience with an optogenetic cochlear implant into image and sound. The music video artistically conveys the restoration of “hearing with light”,

Researchers from the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence Mutliscale Bioimaging (MBExC) have uncovered the 3D structure of the membrane proteins myoferlin and dysferlin using high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy. The findings enable new approaches for the development of targeted drugs for the treatment of diseases such as muscle atrophy, hearing disorders and certain