Learning from rare diseases to treat common ailments
International research team investigates kidney dysfunction and contributes to a better understanding of chronic kidney failure.
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Jürgen Popp honoured for advances in light-based diagnostics
International professional associations recognize work on the clinical application of photonic procedures
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Roadmap for Europe's biodiversity monitoring system
New study charts how digital technologies, DNA, and coordinated governance can transform biodiversity observation across Europe and support global conservation goals.
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How open to change is Germany?
»Deutschland-Monitor« 2025 is available
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Smaller fish and changing food webs – even where species numbers stay the same
Long-term global data show shifts in fish size, feeding relationships, and trophic structure across marine and freshwater ecosystems
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Social media images help fill “major gaps” in global biodiversity data
Using the rapidly expanding tawny coster butterfly as a test case, a new paper shows how social media images strengthen—and also expose limits within—global biodiversity datasets and efforts to map species’ movements.
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How the joint defence mechanism of two bacteria works
Research team from the University of Jena and Leibniz-HKI uncovers cooperation between bacteria.
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Jena is celebrating 225 years of UV radiation
The University of Jena commemorates the discovery of UV radiation and its significance for modern key technologies.
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Invisible Actors in Groundwater
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« discover previously unknown viruses and their central role in ecosystems
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EU project USE-G launched: University of Jena researches chlorine-based graphite purification for more sustainable batteries
The University of Jena is working with industry partners on resource-saving graphite processing. The joint project is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with 1.7 million euros.
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The invisible worlds beneath our feet
A research team from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« shows how microorganisms on rock surfaces shape groundwater
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Yellow natural pigments from light and CO2
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena develop a sustainable alternative to synthetic food colourings
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