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03 March 2022 / JMU Würzburg

What Makes Plants Electrically Excitable

In humans, only nerves and muscle cells are electrically excitable, whereas in plants…

28 February 2022 / University of Bayreuth

When synapse building blocks became scarce: Bayreuth biologists explain protein exchange during vertebrate evolution

The electrical synapses in vertebrates are made of different, but by no means more…

24 February 2022 / JMU Würzburg

Cancer: When viruses and bacteria cooperate

Infections with several pathogens simultaneously increase the risk of cervical…

24 February 2022 / JMU Würzburg

Revealing New States in 2D Materials

Würzburg researchers have highlighted and quantified a three-fold coupling between…

23 February 2022 / Landshut UAS

Sustainable electromobility for Europe

Together with nine partners, Landshut University of Applied Sciences is developing a…

23 February 2022 / TUM

“New” organism being prepared for biotechnology applications

Succinic acid is an important precursor for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products and also…

22 February 2022 / University of Regensburg

Frozen light in graphene

Scientists from University of Regensburg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Moscow…

21 February 2022 / JMU Würzburg

Beetles in Climate Change

How do canopy insects react to the sudden disappearance of their host tree? A study in the…

18 February 2022 / University of Augsburg

Climate Change Litigation – Challenges and Opportunities in European and International Law

The universities of Augsburg and Ljubljana start a new research cooperation in law for…

18 February 2022 / JMU Würzburg

Plants Under Anaesthesia

The carnivorous Venus flytrap can be anaesthetised with ether. Some surprising parallels…