Press releases
News and views on research at the Helmholtz Association - this is the place to look for all the press releases issued by the Helmholtz Association Research Centres. A comfortable search function helps you to view specific news items from the Helmholtz Research Centres in chronological order beginning with 2010. Older press releases since 2003 can be found in our archive or on the website of the relevant Helmholtz Research Centre.
At present only a selection of press releases is available in English - switch to the German version with the topmost navigation bar for a complete overview.
| 08. February 2010 | German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
An all-round view in space: Panoramic dome on its way to the ISS
Astronauts on the International Space Station will soon be able to enjoy a special view. The 130th shuttle mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 8 February 2010 at 10:14 Central European Time. Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the 'Cupola' and the 'Tranquility' station module into space. The Cupola has seven windows and will offer a previously unavailable panoramic view of Earth.
An all-round view in space: Panoramic dome on its way to the ISS
| 04. February 2010 | Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
Antarctica: Neumayer Station III successfully raised
Hydraulic lifting devices prevent Neumayer Station III from sinking in the ice. The snow and ice surface in the Antarctic grows continuously so the research station has to be raised annually. The construction concept and technology prove effective right from the beginning.
| 03. February 2010 | German Cancer Research Centre |
Signaling Pathway in Cancer Cells Needs Acid: New Targets for Tailor-Made Therapy?
What is known as the Wnt signaling pathway plays an important role during embryonic development and also in diseases such as cancer. When the Wnt protein binds to its receptor on the cell surface, this triggers several steps within the cell which ultimately lead to tumor suppressor genes being switched off and, thus, cell division is started. Not all of the individual steps of this signaling pathway are known in detail yet. In particular, the mechanism by which the Wnt protein activates the Wnt receptor when binding to it was still unclear. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now made a substantial contribution to uncovering this mechanism. Their results have been published in the renowned specialist journal Science.
Signaling Pathway in Cancer Cells Needs Acid: New Targets for Tailor-Made Therapy?
| 03. February 2010 | German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae
The German Aerospace Center (DLR)-operated High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the Mars Express orbiter has imaged craters, both young and old, in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars.
| 02. February 2010 | Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
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