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Around 60 to 90 percent of all adults carry the human cytomegalovirus, or human betaherpesvirus 5. Teams of researchers have now discovered how the virus’ genome manages to reproduce in human cells and why it is not stopped by the body’s immune system.

Looking for an ideal place to study? Not sure how to go about writing your assignment? Having problems and need advice? Then the Learning Lab is the right place for you.

FAU is the first university to launch its own special edition PLAYMOBIL figure – Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

Just under five years ago, an international team led by FAU undertook to significantly increase the yield of the tropical cassava plant. The researchers in the ‘Cassava Source-Sink’ project are supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Recently, the Foundation has decided to provide a further 15 million dollars in funding for the researchers’ work over the next five years.

FAU is a flourishing site where significant breakthroughs in AI, machine learning and pattern recognition are achieved. It is no wonder that our scientists represented FAU at Digital Summit 2018 organized by the German government. Among other things, our researchers had a booth on their pioneering AI research in the health segment.

The periodic table turns 150 this year. We took this as an opportunity to ask our scientists about their favorite element. Today: Prof. Dr. med. Christian Bogdan on oxygen.

Here, new ideas are developed and historical knowledge is preserved. Knowing how to make the most of the University Library (UB) will help you get ahead in your studies.

ISC, SC, ASC, SCC – what are all these abbreviations? They stand for international competitions with high performance computers – and teams of students at FAU take part.

Graduates from FAU have excellent opportunities when starting out into the world of work according to the latest QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020 published by the higher education information service provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Are you a singer? Or do you play an instrument? Then come and find out what is on offer at FAU. No matter whether you have only given a great solo performance in your car or whether you have already performed in a concert – FAU offers a wide range of options for you to indulge your talent for music.