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As the smallest living unit, a cell can survive alone, but not in a cluster. When the oldest known human being died at the age of 122, some cells in her body had reached the same age, others were replaced after just 60 hours. And yet they all behaved according to plan. Continue

People often have to say farewell to loved ones. Some cope with grief better than others. Continue

A look into the world of language Continue

Over and out - about the end of life in literature. Continue

Biologists are using miniaturised tracking sensors to investigate maternal care in bat colonies. Scientists fitted mother bats and their offspring with sensors to automatically record contacts between the animals. Continue

Death is an unavoidable aspect of research into life. Those involved in palliative care at FAU try to find ways of helping those nearing the end of their lives live their last months, weeks and days free from fear and pain. In doing so, they come up against legal constraints Continue

The current issue deals with all aspects of the topic of ‘End’: which of them are unavoidable? How do people deal with this? And do we live forever – on the Internet? Continue

Scents can bring back memories. Find out how medical researchers use this to their advantage in an article from our friedrich, our research magazine. Continue

Some of our senses work flat-out without us noticing. Discover what's behind sensory illusions in the third part of 'Ready to receive on multiple channels'. Continue

In the first part of 'Ready to receive on multiple channels', our author explained how our sense of smell works. The other sensory organs in humans and animals function in a similar way. Continue