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Experiments increasingly rely on high-performance computing software that plays a crucial role in producing and interpreting data. Differences in software environments can cause problems when those experiments need to be reproduced – so scientists at the MDC in Berlin are helping find a solution.Reproducing experiments and results is a cornerstone of science, but researchers acknowledge that actually achieving this feat can be tricky. Specific...Powered by WPeMatico

Fusion proteins consisting of antigens and the bacterial adjuvant flagellin are promising vaccine candidates. They have the potential to induce immune responses in a targeted and reliable manner, thus conveying protection against infectious diseases. In addition, they can favourably influence misdirected immune reactions, for example as part of a treatment against allergies. Researchers from the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut have now clarified the mode of action of such a candidate for the treatment of birch pollen allergies. In its edition of 05 September 2017, the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reports on the results of this research.To induce sufficiently strong immune responses during vaccination, either the antigen itself against which the immune response is directed at (for examp...