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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Interdisciplinary COIN research advances biocompatible copolymer design
New publication from COIN Members about tuneable, biocompatible copolymers
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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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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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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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BOTANICA project: Historical botanical knowledge becomes digitally accessible
Thuringian University and State Library and Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function digitize the Herbarium Haussknecht collection for research, education and the public
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Specific activation instead of continuous operation: How bacteria save energy and what this means for antibiotic resistances
Researchers in the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse” at the University of Jena decipher a key mechanism of antibiotic resistance pumps
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