Current topics in Bayer's research program: immunotherapy for cancer, metabolomics, bacterial disease in citrus plantations, and immunostimulants for farm animals / An interactive way to experience and understand science: all the topics are also available in the online edition of research with animated graphics, videos and photo galleries
Leverkusen, July 2015 – The latest edition of Bayer's science magazine research showcases current topics in medical and agricultural research. In the title story "Unleashing the immune response to cancer" scientists from Bayer HealthCare explain their approach to mobilizing the human immune system to enable it to identify and eliminate tumors. The researchers are working with partners from Israel and Heidelberg, Germany to develop novel immunotherapies that are believed to be a promising route to beating cancer.
The special topic "Decoding molecular patterns" shows researchers at Bayer in their guise as molecular detectives. "Metabolomics" is the analysis of the chemical fingerprint of metabolic processes in the body with the aim of identifying new targets for medicinal substances and testing innovative methods to diagnose diseases. It's a field in which there is a lively exchange between pharmaceutical scientists and plant experts at Bayer, because similar processes take place in plants, insects and micro-organisms and this work is enabling new mechanisms of action and the effects of crop protection products to be understood.
Another article in the magazine looks at citrus plantations, the target of a bacterial disease that is threatening harvests worldwide. Experts at Bayer are working on ways of controlling the pathogen that causes the disease and the vector that transmits it.
The new edition of research also contains an article on complex infectious diseases, which continue to be one of the major challenges in animal health. Stimulation of the innate immune system prompts a rapid and effective response to disease-causing pathogens. Bayer's researchers are investigating the potential of this form of immunostimulation as a way of controlling infectious diseases in farm animals more effectively.
Bayer's science magazine features stories researched using journalistic criteria and selected to illustrate how research can improve the lives of humans, animals and plants – fully in keeping with the company's mission statement "Bayer: Science For A Better Life". The texts are designed to appeal to the reader, with explanatory illustrations, attractive photo galleries showing life in the laboratory and out in the field, and interviews with renowned international scientists. They make the approaches and technologies being used today even more accessible.
The online edition of research: Bringing science to life
Bayer's science magazine research is also available online. Go to www.research.bayer.com and immerse yourself in the world of research at Bayer – on your PC, tablet or smartphone. Fascinating animated sequences, videos and numerous photo galleries make science accessible and comprehensible.
Bayer: Science For A Better Life
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