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04/18/2024

Environmental Changes Influence Microbial Diversity

Adaptation as a strategy for survival: A new study from Jena University shows how microorganisms deal with environmental changes Environmental changes influence microbial communities, which are crucial for the health of the earth and humans. For instance, altered eating habits with heavily processed foods can lead to disrupted gut flora, or intensive agricultural practices can disturb the carbon cycle in the soil, respectively. A research team from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at Friedrich Schiller University Jena has carried out a study to investigate what these changes mean for the very basis of microbial existence. The researchers analyzed DNA sequences fr…

04/16/2024

An Enzyme Makes Mushrooms “Magical”

New study sheds light on the structure and evolution of an enzyme in psychoactive fungi An internati…

04/05/2024

Attack and Defence in the Microverse

How small RNA molecules regulate viral infections of bacteria Viruses need hosts. Whether it’s measl…

04/04/2024

Journey of Discovery into the World of Microbes

Cluster of Excellence at the University of Jena presented its own science show to the public in the …

04/04/2024

How Green Algae and Bacteria Together Contribute to Climate Protection

Jena research team has found a bacterium that forms a team with a green alga that supports each othe…

04/02/2024

Archaeogenetic Research in Nepal

Microverse researchers present the results of Ancient DNA research in Nepal Dr. Christina Warinner, …

03/21/2024

Candida albicans toxin plays a special role in the colonization of the digestive tract

Candida albicans is a fungus that occurs naturally in the digestive tract of most people. However, t…

03/11/2024

medac research award 2023 for cutting-edge research

The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) has awarded t…

03/01/2024

Xience Award 2024: Walter Rosenthal honored as the first award winner

On March 1, the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll In…

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, Jun 6 - Friday, Jun 7 2024

Volkshaus Jena, Jena, Germany

International Symposium of Collaborative Research Centre 1076 AquaDiva

We cordially invite you to contribute your work to the International Symposium of Collaborative Research Centre 1076 AquaDiva! The conference entitled "Unraveling the Linkage of Surface and Subsurface Ecosystems in a Changing Environment" will take place on 6-7 June 2024 in Jena, Germany.

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Please visit our event website for further information and detailed author and presenter guidelines:
https://www.aquadiva.uni-jena.de/international-symposium-2024

Monday, Sep 2 - Wednesday, Sep 4 2024

MiCom 2024

10th International Conference on Microbial Communication for Young Scientists.

The MiCom is a great platform to encourage discussions between young scientists and experts from all fields of research related to microbial communication. The conference traditionally consists of five chaired sessions, each containing outstanding keynote lectures and a number of selected student talks.

More: https://www.micom.uni-jena.de/