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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
  7. 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)
  10. The splendour of the final resting place

    University of Jena presents unique colour reconstruction of a Baroque coffin
    Colour reconstruction of the pewter coffin of Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxony-Jena (1675–1690) from the princely crypt in Jena's St. Michael's Church.
    Image: Digitus Art/Universität Jena
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    Research with impact—from Jena to the world

    University of Jena submits Excellence Strategy proposal
    University President Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx holds a copy of the excellence application in his hand
    Screenshot: Multimediazentrum der Uni Jena
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    Fewer ground beetles in Germany

    A research team from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the University Jena and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) analysed over 600,000 data sets.
    The mountain forest ground beetle (Carabus sylvestris) is becoming increasingly rare throughout Germany.
    Image: Ralph Martin
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