Human Biology
We explore human biology and evolution by using primate stem cells to understand regulatory change, mummies to reconstruct ancient worlds, antibodies to target disease, and bioimaging to uncover epigenetic mechanisms.
The Human Biology Section at the Faculty of Biology at LMU Munich consists of the three areas. Comparative Cellular Genomics investigates the evolution of gene regulation using genomic assays, induced pluripotent stem cells and mouse models. Anthropology, based primarily at the State Collection for Anthropology, studies past human populations through molecular, osteological, and isotopic analyses of skeletal remains. Human Biology and BioImaging investigates epigenetic mechanisms and disease using advanced light microscopy, antibody engineering, and proteomic approaches.
News
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30.7.26 RNA-seq: New paper & protocol
New paper out in iScience from the Enard/Hellmann lab on how to get more bang for the buck when using RNA-seq; check out also the new prime-seq 2 protocol on protocols.io
15.7.26 CroCoNet: New paper & R package
New paper out in Genome Biology from the Enard/Hellmann lab on quantifying the evolution of gene regulatory networks from scRNA-seq data. The CroCoNet R-package is available here.
15.7.26 Talk: Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen gives a talk on „A molecular genetic perspective on speech and language“ within the Keynote Seminar Series of the Faculty.
20.4.-20.5.26 Visiting Philosopher
The wonderful Yoshi Yoshida, philosopher of science and Marie-Curie postdoc fellow at the University of Copenhagen was visiting, observing and interviewing the Enard/Hellmann lab for his project on the “Epistemology of In Vitro Modeling in Comparative Biology”. Thank you and until soon.
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Research Groups Anthropology
