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Here you will find the latest research and innovation news out of Germany and from our partners in the US.

Center for Stroke Research Berlin
How Stroke Changes the Microbiome

Preliminary experimental evidence from the Center for Stroke Research Berlin suggests that stroke alters the gut microbiome.
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Herd Immunity or Another Lockdown?
Germany Moves Ahead with Antibody Testing

Across Germany and many parts of the U.S., life is slowly starting to resume, albeit in new ways. Shops and restaurants are opening, small groups of friends are getting together and people are heading back to work. But along with the new normal comes yet another largely uncharted territory: antibody testing.
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Juelich Institute of Energy and Climate Research
Building the Atmosphere

Scientists at the Juelich Institute of Energy and Climate Research are investigating the intermingling of natural and man-made gases in the atmosphere using the simulation chamber SAPHIR.
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right. based on science’s Economic Climate-Impact Model
How Much Are You Contributing to Climate Change?

Precisely how do individuals, companies and institutions contribute to climate change? That is the question the climate model developed by Hannah Helmke and Dr. Sebastian Müller (pictured) of right. based on science answers.
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LPJmL Model, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Biosphere Modeling to Feed the World

Using an innovative biosphere model, researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have determined that with agricultural reforms the earth can feed 10 billion people.
Falling Walls Lab New York
DWIH Recognizes Top Innovators of 2020

Robert Luo, Laurent Shiels and Kevin Zuo are the winners of the New York Falling Walls Lab. With this prize, the German Center for Research and Innovation and the Falling Walls Foundation honor the best entrepreneurs and early-career researchers worldwide from a list of highly-qualified applicants and competitors. Robert Luo will pitch his idea again at the Falling Walls Lab global finals, to be held online on November 9 to an audience of over 1,000 leading thinkers from across research, industry, government and civil society.
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Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center
New Cancer Therapy Shows Success in Heidelberg

Founded in 2009, the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), part of the Heidelberg University Hospital, is pioneering carbon-ion cancer treatment.