
How reliable is the standard model of cosmology
This content is only available in German. Podiumsdiskussion am 19.06.2013: Ist das kosmologische Standardmodell tragfähig? Mit dem kosmologischen Standardmodell befasst sich …

No. 11 | 06-2013
The new research group “Data Mining and Uncertainty Quantification“, reports from the international Biocuration Conference in Cambridge and from the advanced …

What can we learn on TV?
This content is only available in German. Die freie Wissenschaftsjournalistin Pia Grzesiak über das Phänomen Infotainment– öffentliches HITS-Kolloquium am Montag, 03.06.2013, 16.00 …

Decoding worms to decode regeneration
Dr. Siegfried Schloissnig is head of the newly established Computational Biology junior research group at Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). …

What Determines the Stability of Proteins?
With mathematical methods and computer simulations, Humboldt Fellow Richard Henchman (University of Manchester) is exploring the factors of protein stability – Research …

Pia Grzesiak to be new HITS “Journalist in Residence”
This content is only available in German. Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien fördert den Dialog zwischen Wissenschaftsjournalisten und Forschern – …

No. 10 | 03-2013
The science journalist Pia Grzesiak as the new “Journalist in Residence” at HITS, research findings to protein folding evolution, and a …

Rebecca Wade participates in the EU flagship ‘Human Brain Project‘ (HBP)
Prof. Rebecca Wade, head of the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS, is a collaborator in the ‘Human …

Protein origami: Quick folders are the best
The evolutionary history of proteins shows that protein folding is an important factor. Especially the speed of protein folding plays a …

Small change for a big improvement – halogen bonds and drug discovery
Halogen bonding has been applied in crystal engineering, materials research, and nanotechnology for some time. Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for …