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    Johannes Krause receives Leibniz Prize

    The DFG honours the researcher from the University of Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
    Prof. Johannes Krause at the Max Planck Institut for Evolutionary Anthropology.
    Image: Thomas Victor
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    How can cultural assets be protected in emergencies?

    Collection managers at the University of Jena discuss with security expert Ralf Seeber
    Part of the University of Jena's collections: a permanent exhibition on Goethe's natural research can be seen in the Goethe Laboratory in the Inspector's House of the Botanical Gardens.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    How gut bacteria could protect young adults from cancer

    »PerMiCCion« project receives further federal funding and investigates how the microbiome can contribute to the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer
    3D visualisation of the human intestine with highlighted areas of inflammation and tumours (bright red-orange).
    Illustration: Adobe Stock / appledesign
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    Diverse life in a primeval lake

    International research group discovers species-rich fossil deposit in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile
    A view of the excavation site in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
    Image: Philippe Moisan (University of Atacama)
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    Mosses help to reduce nitrogen in the forest

    Researchers at the University of Jena are investigating the lower layers of the forest ecosystem
    Forest floor covered with moss.
    Image: Till Deilmann
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    The Power of Gut Enzymes: Why Healthy Eating Affects Everyone Differently

    Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse«, together with international partners, have uncovered a mechanism that determines how the gut microbiome processes healthful plant compounds.
    Prof Dr Gianni Panagiotou (right) in conversation with a team colleague.
    Image: Anna Schroll
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    Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss

    Study by the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the University of Jena examines insect biomass in German grasslands, such as meadows and pastures
    Part of the data was collected in the Jena experiment, one of the two research programmes included in the study.
    Image: Anne Ebeling
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    How some dogs become »word geniuses«

    An international study involving the University of Jena shows: Curiosity, focus and the ability to suppress behaviour characterize the exceptional learning ability of dogs
    Harvey is considered the UK's most intelligent dog. He can recognize more than 200 toys by name.
    Image: Irene Hewlett
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    Tireless commitment to fighting the reinterpretation of history

    The Director of the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation, Prof. Dr Jens-Christian Wagner, was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
    Prof. Dr Jens-Christian Wagner (right) received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic from Thuringia's Minister President Mario Voigt.
    Image: Marco Körner
  10. University and city of Jena consolidate cooperation in the OpenFORUM

    President Prof. Dr Andreas Marx and Lord Mayor Dr Thomas Nitzsche sign cooperation agreement
    Prof. Dr Andreas Marx (right) and Dr Thomas Nitzsche with the signed cooperation agreement.
    Image: Marvin Rosé (Universität Jena)
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    Unconventional in five dimensions

    Researchers from EAH Jena and the University of Jena are developing biocompatible micro-optics for high-tech endoscopes in a project funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
    Additively manufactured apple with a complex gyroid structure to demonstrate the extended possibilities of 5D printing.
    Image: Jens Bliedtner
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    Excellent and internationally visible

    University of Jena celebrates 15 years of the »Jena Centre for Soft Matter« and takes a look at future prospects
    Speakers and members of the JCSM during the 15th anniversary celebration (names below the text).
    Image: Hüseyin Cetin (Universität Jena)
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