A new tool allows scientists to watch DNA damage and repair unfold in real time inside living cells. This could give cancer research, drug safety testing and ageing biology a major boost.
Paulien Hogeweg has been elected as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This highly regarded recognition highlights her groundbreaking work on the fundamental principles of biological systems and evolutionary processes.
Tackling a plant disease that increasingly threatens lettuce production has moved a major step closer, thanks to a 1.5 million euro funding for a new research project. Biologist Michael Seidl will lead the project, in collaboration other scientists and plant breeding companies.
