Public film event in Heidelberg

Cell fate: Journeys to specialisation

Have you ever wondered how cells differentiate into specific cell types? How do our blood, skin and muscle cells get their distinct abilities and shapes? And how are these processes controlled on a molecular and cellular level?

Join us on Sunday 12th October 2014 at 18:00 at the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg (DAI) for a public screening of the short film “Cell fate: Journeys to specialisation – DNA, proteins and stem cells”.

In the film, stem cell scientist Thomas Graf and his team accompany us on a journey through today’s stem cell research and into the cell itself.  The film provides a fascinating insight into how specialised cells develop from stem cells and how researchers are finding ways to change a cell’s fate, transforming it from one type into another. The screening will be followed by time for questions and discussion.