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Honour for Jena microbiologist
Prof. Dr Kirsten Küsel elected as a new Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Prof. Dr Kirsten Küsel.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
· Life
Fibre against pounds
Resistant starch supports weight loss
Gianni Panagiotou with a graphic showing the composition of the patient's microbiome in the study.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
· Life
When the swimming hunter becomes exhausted
Extinctions could result as fish change foraging behaviour in response to rising temperatures
Models suggest that the Atlantic Cod may have a high risk of extinction as water temperatures increase.
Image: Wilhelm Thomas Fiege, CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons
· Life
Increasingly similar or different?
A new analysis shows that while many biotic communities are becoming more similar through time, an almost equal number are becoming more distinct
The Louisiana crawfish (Procambarus clarkii), which is native to Mexico and the United States.
Image: B. Meritz, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Small ribonucleic acid with a big impact
Researchers from Jena uncover new mechanism for regulating cell division in the bacterial pathogen Klebsiella
K. pneumoniae in the usual form of short rods (l.) and damaged as long, filamentous bacteria (r.).
Image: Eric Ruhland, Ruman Gerst; Bildkomposition: Jens Meyer
· Life
Time travel through genomics
Reconstruction of a 1,300-year-old phage genome shows similarities to a modern virus that infects intestinal bacteria
Piotr Rozwalak has analysed prehistoric stool samples for phage genomes.
Image: Adrian Wykrota
· Life
Special RNA suppresses the formation of breast cancer cells
International research team deciphers molecular mechanism in the synthesis of ribosomal RNA
Dr Holger Bierhoff does research on proteins of breast cancer cells.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Mummies under the magnifying glass
Experts at Jena University study exceptional items from their own collections
Dr Enrico Paust looks at glued textile fragments from an Egyptian mummy.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
· Life
Common insect species are suffering the biggest losses
Declines in insect numbers are largely driven by losses of more abundant species
Insect populations with the steepest abundance declines included predatory beetles.
Image: J. Lindsey
· Life
Learning from Nature: How a fungus makes a hard job easier
Researchers analyze a fungal biosynthetic pathway and discover a capable enzyme
Panus rudis.
Image: Rui Chen,Yan-Long Yang
· Light · Life
Journey into the world of microorganisms
Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" develops 360-degree film and provides it to planetariums worldwide
Screening of "Karl and Karla in the Microverse: A journey through the fascinating world of microbes" at the Zeiss Planetarium in Jena.
Image: Tina Peißker
· Life · Liberty
Deciphering nature's climate shield: Plant diversity stabilises soil temperature
Study reveals natural solution to mitigate effects of climate change
Front view of the cable data logger box for the soil temperature measurement system (Controller Area Network bus module system) at the Jena experimental site.
Image: Karl Kübler / MPI für Biogeochemie Jena