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28 Jul

28/07/2026 Microbiological Colloquium - Dr. Astrid Stubbusch
Antagonism as a foraging strategy in microbial communities
30 Aug

30/08/2026 Tiny lodgers – huge impact
Guided TRR356 PlantMicrobe tour with Dr Dagmar Hann & Leonie Hinderhofer
09 Nov

09/11/2026 Munich Neuroscience Lectures - Sonja Hofer
Neural circuits for visual processing and visually-guided behaviour
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16/07/2026 Roasted and browned: how gut bacteria break down heated foods
Heating food generates new dietary compounds. A study shows that an enzyme in gut bacteria can expand its functional repertoire to process them.
10/07/2026 Discovery: oxygenic photosynthesis is possible with only one photosystem
A research group at LMU led by molecular biologist Dario Leister is overturning long-held textbook wisdom.
09/07/2026 Invisible diversity: The biodiversity of microbes
Jörg Overmann studies the diversity of microorganisms – and wants to establish a closer link between LMU and the Bavarian State Collections of Natural History.
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