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The German Organ Transplantation Foundation uses special transport devices for mechanical perfusion. Two of these were used for kidney transplants at the UKL. © UKL

Premiere in Germany: Kidneys travel with high-tech care

Leipzig University Hospital was the first clinic in Germany to perform two kidney transplants using a new method. With mechanical perfusion, the organs are continuously supplied with nutrients during transportation. The procedure is intended to reduce damage to the transplant and increase patient safety.

Star-shaped structures of microtubules divide the cell material in early embryos. Researchers at TU Dresden have investigated how this process works. Melissa Rinaldin

Chaos as a blueprint: How a cell becomes an organism

Every human being begins as a single cell. Researchers at TU Dresden have now deciphered how this becomes a complete organism. Their discovery: the first cell divisions function through controlled chaos. Thread-like structures called microtubules divide the cell material - although they are actually unstable. The study published in Nature also shows why different animal species use different developmental strategies.

VW's Transparent Factory will once again be welcoming visitors to the future innovation campus from Thursday (archive photo).  / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Transparent factory welcomes guests again

The days of the VW Manufaktur Dresden as a car production site are history. The site is to become an innovation campus. However, visitors can still immerse themselves in the world of automotive engineering.

Voigt reacted with incomprehension to the revocation of his doctorate. (Archive photo) / Photo: Martin Schutt/dpa

Voigt to lose doctorate - lawsuit announced

Chemnitz University of Technology withdraws Mario Voigt's doctorate. Unjustly, says the Minister President and wants to take legal action. He criticizes new evaluation standards in the ongoing procedure.

The AfD parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament has drawn up a list of demands for the new year. (Archive image) / Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

AfD draws up list of demands for 2026

The AfD in the Saxon state parliament continues to refrain from consultations with the government, but is not holding back with its demands. The focus is on migration and reducing bureaucracy.

Researchers in Leipzig have shown that chimpanzees can act sustainably if they live in larger groups and treat each other with tolerance. © pixabay/Marcel Langthim

Chimpanzees share better in a group

Can apes think sustainably? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig have given chimpanzees a tricky task: Snack on yogurt or save it for the group? The result is surprising. Larger groups act much more cooperatively than pairs. The decisive factors are tolerance and the behavior of the leader. The findings could also be relevant for human societies.