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An international research team has sequenced the largest genomes of all animals – those of lungfish. The data will help to find out how the ancestors of land vertebrates managed to conquer the mainland.

Producing fertilisers and other nitrogen compounds more sustainably: Würzburg chemistry professor Holger Braunschweig has laid the foundations for this goal. He has now been awarded the prestigious Eni Prize for his achievements.

Dr. Karl Petri is establishing a research group at the University Hospital Würzburg to develop and enhance novel CRISPR 2.0 tools for generating and improving cancer-targeted CAR-T cell products.

Neural networks are easily disrupted by adversarial attacks. Scientists at the University of Würzburg and the Technical University of Munich are now developing new methods to make these systems more robust.

People trust medical advice less if they suspect that an artificial intelligence is involved in its creation. This is the key finding of a study by psychologists from the University of Würzburg.

A team at the Helmholtz Institute for Infection Research in Würzburg, Germany, led by RNA expert Chase Beisel, has developed a new technology for the precise detection of RNA using DNA-cutting Cas12 nucleases.

Artificial intelligence can detect lies much better than humans. This also has an impact on social interaction, as a recently published study shows.

Parents and upbringing play a major role in determining how often children lie. This behavior can be positively influenced with simple measures. This is shown by a new study by economists from Würzburg, Bonn and Oxford.

In an emergency, ants bite off injured limbs of fellow ants to ensure their survival. Whether they take this radical step depends on the location of the wound.

A team from the University of Würzburg is developing an AI-based attitude control system that will allow satellites to maneuver autonomously. The new technology will be tested in space.

Researchers at the Würzburg Helmholtz Institute for Infection Research led by RNA expert Chase Beisel have developed a new approach to DNA transformation and gene mutation in bacteria.

Würzburg researchers from the Bavarian initiative Solar Technologies Go Hybrid are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilisation of solar energy: they have developed an innovative light-harvesting system.

A Czech-Bavarian research team is developing an artificial intelligence that specialises in gastroscopy. The AI is intended to assist doctors with diagnoses.

The specialist magazine China.Table ranks Professor Doris Fischer and Professor Björn Alpermann from the University of Würzburg among the ten leading minds in China studies in Germany.

What effect do economic sanctions have on the countries affected, such as Russia or Iran? Economists from Würzburg, Kiel, Berlin and Bielefeld have analysed these questions.