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  4. On the trail of new drug candidates

    Research team from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« analyzed the hidden potential in the genomes of peatland bacteria

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    To study the bacterial community, the researchers took peat samples from the Schlöppnerbrunnen fen in the Bavarian Fichtelgebirge.
    Image: Kirsten Küsel

  7. Molecular switch-up

    Researchers show how bacteria remodel a peptide to take on a new role.

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    Wild-type Pandoraea norimbergensis strain on chrome azurol S (CAS) agar plate. The yellow glow illustrates the siderophores taking iron from the CAS.
    Image: Elena Herzog und Keishi Ishida, Leibniz-HKI, lizenziert unter CC BY 4.0

  9. On a safari through your own garden

    The »MikroSafari« citizen science project, run by the University of Jena, the UFZ and iDiv, is conducting scientific research into allotment gardens as a habitat

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    A flowering meadow with red clover (Trifolium pratense).
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)

  11. Oil beetle larvae smell like flowers to manipulate bees

    For the first time, a research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and University of Jena has demonstrated that insects can mimic floral scents to manipulate pollinators

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    The female European oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus): These flightless, highly poisonous beetles are hard to miss during spring walks through fields and meadows.
    Image: Danny Kessler

  12. Life on the energy limit

    New framework concept on microbial frugality explains changes in groundwater

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    Dr Will Overholt (left) and Prof. Dr Kirsten Küsel are collecting samples in the Hainich. Findings from this research have also been incorporated into the framework.
    Image: Beatrix Heinze
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