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    Paving the way for diagnostics

    Chemists at the University of Jena develop graphene-based biosensor
    Dr David Kaiser holds a nasal swab sample, which is examined for biomarkers using the developed sensor.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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    New approaches in nanomedicine for the targeted treatment of liver diseases

    Carl Zeiss Foundation funds joint nanomedicine project from Mainz and Jena with six million euros
    Functionalised polymer nanoparticles in a test tube.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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    Drug resistant fungi spreading

    The yeast Candida parapsilosis is emerging as a growing threat in a new study. A team from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" and from the National Reference Centre for Invasive Fungal Infections investigated an outbreak of multi-drug resistant strain.
    Colonies of Candida parapsilosis.
    Image: Grit Walther
  4. More nature in your own garden: how to do it

    gARTENreich project provides information pack on natural gardening
    A fox in a garden.
    Image: Dalia & Giedrius/Adobe Stock
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    The preparation makes the poison

    New study shows that poison in fungi also exists as a harmless precursor and can only be released when the fungi are injured
    Mushroom with a high concentration of the toxin muscarine.
    Image: Dirk Hoffmeister
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    How a bacterium becomes a permanent resident in a fungus

    Jena-Zurich research creates important basis for the creation of artificial symbioses with targeted properties
    Bacteria are injected into a fungus with an extremely fine tip. The bacteria migrate into the spore-forming tissue (yellow) and are passed on to the next generation.
    Picture: Sean Kilian
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    Neue Coffee-Lecture-Serie des TKFDM

    Die Coffee-Lectur-Serie des TKFDM für das Wintersemester 2024-25 starten bald!
    Kaffeetasse daneben liegt ein Block mit einem Stift darauf
    Image: Stock Image
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    European forest plants are migrating westwards

    International research team demonstrates how environmental factors - especially nitrogen deposition - influence biodiversity
    The common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) migrates westwards at a speed of around 5 kilometres per year and northwards at around 0.1 kilometres per year.
    Image: Petr Harant (CC-BY)
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    PhD student receives research award for the citizen science project FLOW

    FLOW project mobilised over 900 citizens to research the condition of small streams
    Julia von Gönner with the ‘Knowledge of the Many’ research prize for citizen science.
    Image: Claudia Höhne/Wissenschaft im Dialog
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    Biodiversity Research Consolidated in Central Germany

    The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) enters a new phase with new funding, a new COO, and a new research group.
    The new core research building in Leipzig.
    Image: Stefan Bernhardt / iDiv
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    Symbiotic Interactions in Marine Algae

    Study investigates the growth and interactions of the green alga ‘Ulva’ and its bacterial community using Raman spectroscopy
    Constanze Schultz (right) from Leibniz IPHT and Dr. Thomas Wichard from the University of Jena use Raman spectroscopy to study the growth of the green alga Ulva.
    Image: Stela Todorova/ Leibniz-IPHT
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    LIFE "Connect"-Funds

    The "Connect" fund of the LIFE profile provides funding of up to €25,000. Apply now with your collaborative research project until 30.09.2024.
    LIFE-"Connect" fund
    Graphic: Franziska Eberl edited by Dania Rose-Sperling
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