'Pflanzen und ihr Mikrokosmos' is a science podcast exploring the hidden world of plant-microbe interactions and the research revealing how microscopic partners influence plant health, diversity, and resilience.
You can listen to our science podcast 'Pflanzen und ihr Mikrokosmos' via diverse streaming platforms.
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In this science podcast, we highlight the latest research findings on the interplay between plants and their microscopic partners. Together with scientists from the TRR356 Biotic Interactions of Plants consortium, we talk about the diverse relationships between these organisms and the role of genetic diversity. Although invisible to the naked eye, there are countless microorganisms in and around plants. They influence their growth, health and resilience - and therefore also our nutrition and livelihood.
Hosted by Dr Dagmar Hann, biologist at the LMU Munich, the podcast offers exciting insights into the individual research projects of the TRR356, everyday laboratory life, scientific careers and discoveries.
The podcast ‘Plants and their microcosm’ is part of the Transregio356 science outreach project Ö01 Outreach.
You can visit our Podcast website 'Pflanzen und ihr Mikrokosmos' for all episodes and more info. We look forward to sharing our research stories with you — tune in, subscribe, and explore the microcosm within plants!
In the debut episode #1 'Was ist der TRR356 PlantMicrobe", our guest is Prof. Dr. Martin Parniske, Chair of Genetics at LMU Munich and spokesperson of TRR356. He introduces the collaborative research center and explains its structure as well as scientific goals.
Listeners will gain a clearer understanding of how TRR356 combines various specialisms from biology to explore symbiotic and pathogenic relationships that influence plant health and resilience.
Listen to the first episode here
© Nora Eifler
The music for the podcast comes from Nora Eifler - in her music she transforms molecules into melodies. Her unique idea: she transforms the sequences of proteins she has worked on as a structural biologist into sound. ‘Proteins are made up of amino acids and the sequence of these amino acids makes each protein unique.’ She plays the letter code of the amino acids as a chord sequence: e.g. E - D - F - A. This results in new melodies that can be played on the piano or arranged for music groups.
Listen to Nora Eifler's music on YouTube