News overview
All news at a glance.
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Roasted and browned: how gut bacteria break down heated foodsHeating food generates new dietary compounds. A study shows that an enzyme in gut bacteria can expand its functional repertoire to process them.
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Discovery: oxygenic photosynthesis is possible with only one photosystemA research group at LMU led by molecular biologist Dario Leister is overturning long-held textbook wisdom.
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Emmy Noether grant for biologist Sofia DoelloThe researcher will use the prestigious grant to investigate how microorganisms reactivate their metabolism after prolonged dormancy.
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Prof. Joachim T. Haug brings the hidden world of larvae to the museumProf. Haug’s research to feature in a special exhibition at the SNHM in Braunschweig
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Plants exhibit remarkable tolerance to protein translation errorsLMU researchers show that certain cell organelles can efficiently compensate for mistranslated proteins – a possible key to their acclimation to environmental stress.
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A wall full of sea creatures: Art meets scienceThe artist Javier Espinosa has created an underwater mural at the Biocenter. Researchers and students from LMU contributed their ideas.
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Paleobiology: fossil true bug with remarkable clawsLMU researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of true bug equipped with claws.
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Successful research transfer: US corporation Gilead acquires LMU spin-off TubulisIn a multi-billion-dollar deal, the US biopharmaceutical company Gilead is to acquire Tubulis GmbH, an LMU spin-off developing next-generation anti-cancer drugs.
