On October 5, Kiel University will be celebrating its founding day 350 years ago. Around 700 guests from across the world are anticipated, including Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark. F

Around 12,500 interested visitors came to the "kieler uni live" tent at Kiellinie over the past nine days. In its 350th jubilee year, Kiel University presented itself for the fifth time with a diverse

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Achieving a better molecular understanding of the role played in the occurrence of cancer of so-called death receptors which make the progression of pancreatic cancer in particular especially aggressi

Synthesizing nanoscale materials takes place within high-tech laboratories, where scientists in full-body suits keep every grain of dust away from their sensitive innovations. However, scientists at K

Numerous recent studies linked gut microbiota with various diseases such as obesity of diabetes. Little is known, however, on how gut and skin microbiota composition is controlled. In a recent study p

During their evolution, insects have developed various unique features to survive in their environment. The knowledge of the working principles of insects’ microstructures holds great potential for th

On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, doctoral student Rupak Khadka invites everybody to see the documentary film "Forest of Hope" at Kiel University (CAU). ''Forest of Hope'' features the world's first recor

The great ecological success of spiders is often substantiated by the evolution of silk and webs. Biologists of the Kiel University and the University of Bern now found an alternative adaptation to hu

German and Swedish research groups at Kiel University and Umeå Plant Science Centre have identified the long-sought bolting gene B in the sugar beet crop. The gene called BvBTC1 determines if and when