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MPI-IE in the Media (Selection)

On this page you will find mentions and articles about the institute and its research in the international media.

2017

Die Profis, RadioEins (rbb) (radio feature & podcast, August 5^th, 2017)
Epigenetik: Was alles vererbt wird – interview with Fides Zenk from the Iovino Lab explaining the findings of their latest publication on Epigenetics between the generations in fruit flys (only available in German)

Nature (July 14^th, 2017): Epigenetics aids fly development

derStandard.at (July 14^th, 2017): Wie epigenetische Vererbung wirklich funktioniert (“How epigenetic inheritance really works”) by Klaus Taschwer

press coverage – Iovino – H3K27me3

Link collection of responses (more than 15 different resources) to the press release Epigenetics between the generations by Nicola Iovino on memit.

Zenk et al: Germ line–inherited H3K27me3 restricts enhancer function during maternal-to-zygotic transition. Science 357 (6347), pp. 212-216.

Badische Zeitung (March 29, 2017)
article series on food, nutrition and diets (issue 11): „Essen nach Genen: Wie das Erbgut unser Gewicht steuert“ by Petra Kistler – discussing Max Planck finding on Epigenetic switch for obesity by the research group of J. Andrew Pospisilik.

SWR2 Wissen (radio feature & podcast, February 1^st 2017)
Schwerpunkt Epigenetik – Verändert der Lebensstil die Vererbung? – Radiointerview mit Prof. Dr. Thomas Jenuwein (German)

2016

What is Epigenetics (english, September, 6th, 2016)
Epigenetics Could Turn on an ‘Obesity Switch’

Apotheken Umschau (german, July, 28th, 2016)
Epigenetik: Wie die Umwelt unsere Gene beeinflusst (Epigenetics: How the environment controls our genes)

Quarks&Co (WDR Fernsehen, July 7, 2016)
How the cell regulates our genes – interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Jenuwein on epigenetics

Badische Zeitung (Januar 19, 2016)
Fünf Unternehmen senken Kosten und Umweltbelastung durch Ecofit-Programm

press coverage – Pospisilik – Trim28

Link collection of responses (more than 40 different resources) to the press release Epigenetic switch for obesity by Andrew Pospisilik on memit.

Pospisilik et al: Trim28 Haploinsufficiency Triggers Bi-stable Epigenetic Obesity. In: Cell 164, 1-12

2015

Badische Zeitung (September 24, 2015)
Zwischenbilanz des Stromspar-Projekts „Ecofit“

2014

Badische Zeitung (August 7, 2014):
Laborbesuch – 130 BZ readers visit the MPI-IE during the BZ-Holiday program
Images from the BZ-Holiday program

Reactions to the news "HO-1 makes obese individuals sick" with Andrew Pospisilik (Selection)

Find more than 60 other reports about this news.

Neue Züricher Zeitung (July 15, 2014):
Schutz vor Diabetes: Putzmuntere Dicke

3Sat–Nano (July 10, 2014):
Übergewicht führt nicht automatisch zu Diabetes

Deutschlandfunk (July 9, 2014):
Ein Enzym als möglicher Auslöser von Diabetes (Text & Audio)

Deutsche Welle (July 7, 2014):
Enzyme key to health of the obese

Spiegel Online (July 6, 2014):
Übergewicht als Risiko: Dick = Diabetes? Falsch!

Welt Online (July 7, 2014):
Was manche Fettleibige vor Diabetes schützt

Science Magazine (July 3, 2014):
Can you be obese and still be healthy?

Time (July 3, 2014):
Healthy-Obesity Gene Found—But Genes Aren’t Everything

Badische Zeitung (May 30, 2014):
Der Abwehrchef – Portrait about Thomas Boehm

Stuttgarter Zeitung (May 16, 2014):
Den Abwehrzellen auf der Spur - Portrait about Thomas Boehm

Badische Zeitung (Mar. 21, 2014):
'Forscher des Max-Planck-Instituts richten Kita ein' – report about new childcare facility at the MPI-IE

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Mar. 14, 2014):
Michael Reth erhält begehrten Preis – report about Paul Ehrlich Prize for Michael Reth

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Mar. 14, 2014):
Weckruf für die schlafende Abwehr – Michael Reth receives the Paul Ehrlich Prize

Deutsche Welle (Mar. 3, 2014):
German scientists discover 'anti-arthritis' protein – Research of Michael Reth

Badische Zeitung (Jan. 25, 2014):
Der Gipfelstürmer – Portrait about Thomas Jenuwein

WDR5 (Jan. 9, 2014):
Elephant shark genome helps understand the immune system

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Jan. 9, 2014):
Surprise in the shark district – Research of Thomas Boehm on shark immunity

New Scientist (Jan. 9, 2014):
Elephant shark takes record for slowest evolution (english)

Hamburger Abendblatt (Jan. 8, 2014):
"Ernst Jung Award for top Medicine"

Radio SWR4 Freiburg Aktuell (Jan. 8, 2014):
Interview with Thomas Boehm about the Ernst Jung Award for Medicine 2014

2013

BioPro Baden-Württemberg (July 29, 2013):
'Go back to start' in the field of Meiosis – Research of Andrea Pichler (english)

Badische Zeitung (July 27, 2013):
Portrait about Michael Reth

Scinexx (July 26, 2013):
Molekularer Affe fädelt die Aktivierung von X-Chromosomen ein, Research of Asifa Akhtar

Laborjournal (July 12, 2013):
Research of J. Andrew Pospisilik about insulin-independent Glucose uptake
(get to Laborjournal)

Mittelbadische Presse (July 11, 2013):
Research of Thomas Boehm on artificial thymus development

Laborjournal (June 14, 2013):
Research of Thomas Manke about Epigenome Analysis
(get to Laborjournal)

Biotechnologie.de (April 12, 2013):
Kein Chaos im Kern, Research of Patrick Heun

Research of Thomas Boehm about synthetic perfume (Jan. 2013, selection):

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