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The German Centers for Health Research (DZG) are looking for new therapies for diabetes, infections, lung diseases, cancer, mental disorders, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases - to help patients get better.
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How HIV enters the genome – Researchers identify previously unknown mechanism

Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 selects its integration targets in the human genome. A research team led by DZIF scientist Dr. Marina Lusic identified RNA:DNA hybrids (R-loops) as molecular signposts for the virus. These findings reveal a key vulnerability in the life cycle of HIV-1.

Interactive Map of the DZG

8 Centers, 44 Cities, 14 Federal states, 113 Partner Institutions – the research network of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) reaches across the whole of Germany.

The eight research areas

The eight research areas

The magazine of the DZG

Research for Health – twice a year, the DZG report on research projects and successes in their research magazine SYNERGIE.
www.dzg-magazin.de