Complex food webs sustain ecosystem functioning
An international study published in Nature shows that biodiversity is important for the functioning of ecosystems
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Good yeast, bad yeast
Researchers discover new potential of baker’s yeast to treat persistent fungal infection
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Why an increase in plant species isn't good news
International research team presents the largest study to date on changes in Europe’s local plant communities
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The genetic blueprint for the three-dimensional body
Researchers at the University of Jena have reconstructed a key mechanism of embryonic development in representatives of one of the earliest-diverging animal lineages
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Research from Jena deciphers a new form of bacterial virus defense
A study from the »Balance of the Microverse« Cluster of Excellence reveals a previously unknown regulatory mechanism in cholera bacteria
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Snap fastener instead of a weld: targeted binding and release of bioactive compounds
New biosynthesis platform could enable bioactive compounds to be labeled, targeted and released on demand
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Research into viruses and green hydrogen is being strengthened
German Research Foundation approves the new collaborative research centre »VirusREvolution« at the University of Jena and extends the CRC/Transregional Collaborative Research Centre »CATALIGHT« at the Universities of Jena and Ulm
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Climate change isn’t acting alone: species’ traits help set the timing of seasonal events
Researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the University of Jena have published a special issue: across 13 studies, the authors demonstrate how species’ traits and climate together shape shifts in seasonal timing across ecosystems.
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Environmental Sciences: New international Master to launch
»Biogeoscience of the Anthropocene« combines geosciences, biology, chemistry and data science
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Quadruple election to the Saxon Academy of Sciences
The Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig has elected four researchers from the University of Jena as new members
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Soundscapes from nearby forests are more uplifting than those from faraway places
This is confirmed by a study led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and involving the University of Jena.
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Butterflies analysed automatically
Innovative software measures, sorts and analyses photos of butterflies in no time at all
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