Katrin Binner
Excellent and International: Knowledge for Development, Sustainability and Equity
Two studies involving University Medicine Frankfurt show that people with a healthy thymus gland live longer and get sick less often. In addition, immunotherapies are more frequently successful in patients with a healthy thymus.
The thale cress plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) can adapt to a new climate within just a few years. The results of a study are a compelling call to preserve biodiversity – diversity ensures survival.
120,000 years ago, forest elephants roamed across Europe. An analysis of their fossils shows that they moved through different regions, sometimes staying in areas up to 300 kilometers apart. #RMU
“RMU-EXCITE - Excellent. Collaborative. Transformative.”, the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU), of which Goethe University Frankfurt is a part, are applying as a University Excellence Consortium.
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