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Exploring Cutting-Edge Biological Signalling Research in Freiburg

The Lord Mayor of Freiburg, Martin Horn, recently embarked on a visit to the renowned Signalhaus Freiburg, a symbol of research excellence housing the Clusters of Excellence BIOSS (Biological Signalling Studies) and CIBSS (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies). Accompanied by Ms....

2 new DFG research units at the University of Freiburg

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First joint Open Day of CIBSS and BIOSS

In June, the two Freiburg signalling research centres CIBSS and BIOSS gave visitors insights into current research topics.

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The origin of the plant body axis

22.08.2012

Ueda M, Laux T.

Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2012;15(6):578-84.

Curr Opin Plant Biol. online article

During embryogenesis, the body plan of an organism develops from a unicellular zygote. In most flowering plants, the zygote divides asymmetrically, determining the apical–basal axis of the embryo. The molecular mechanisms of how the zygote polarizes and how this polarity is linked to embryo axis formation have been obscure, mainly due to the difficulties to access the zygote. We review recent findings in Arabidopsis and novel approaches to analyze zygote development in various plant species.