Our next Jena RNA Club is coming up on April 19th at 12:30 PM from guest speaker Prof. Dr. Stefan Hüttelmeier of MLU Halle-Wittenberg on RBPs and small RNAs. Join us in person Leibniz-HKI and enjoy some snacks or tune in on zoom.

Sponsored graciously by The RNA Society and Lexogen

☀ Our open call starts today! ☀
Artists of any age interested in addressing our cooperation partners' scientific questions can apply. The project will take place at the TRAFO Jena. A detailed description can be found on our website. #ArtsandScience #KulturInJena #Jena

Researchers Balance of the Microverse Papenfortlab Universität Jena have discovered that tiny #RNA molecules play a decisive role in viral infections of #bacteria . They have now published their findings in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

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❗️Only a few places left at our event 'Entdeckungsreise in die Welt der Mikroorganismen und Naturstoffe' in cooperation with the
Leibniz-HKI as part of the Forsche Schüler Tag on 25th April📷beutenberg.de/veranstaltunge…

New paper alert 🚨: How green algae and bacteria together contribute to climate protection👇ChemBioSys Leibniz-HKI

Microverse goes #Education ! At the #MNU Federal Congress in #Jena , our Microverse education team presented a talk on 'Immersive Learning Experiences in the Planetarium' providing #teachers with insights on integrating #microbe -related topics into their lessons Nucleus Jena

New Balance of the Microverse friend-chip goals unlocked!  Our review, penned by Raquel Alonso-Román on organ-on-chip models and their diverse applications, including microbial pathogenicity 🤗, is out now in Nature Microbiology. rdcu.be/dCnCq

Wrapping up an exciting week: Our first #ScienceEvents Planetarium Jena were a success🥳! Yesterday, Jack Pop guided us through the program — a mix of introduction to the world of #microbes , #experiments , and our #planetarium film. Stay tuned for more events! 🌌🔭 #scicomm

With the Allen lab at Balance of the Microverse in Jena, we're recruiting a post-doc to model the consequences of stochastic switching in microbial populations for resilience

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Accepting applications now!

New Nature Portfolio study finds Candida albicans toxin Candidalysin crucial for gut colonization. Researchers from Leibniz-HKI and Brown University reveal its antibacterial effect, enhancing the fungus’ competitive edge against gut bacteria.
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Tomorrow's the day! Our Science Event 🎤launches tomorrow at the #Jena #Planetarium , welcoming all curious minds. Get ready to dive into the world of microbes! 🔬🦠 #ScienceEvent Universität Jena JenaKultur

Just returned from Nepal: Balance of the Microverse -PI Christina Warinner and her team (@warinnergroup) focused on #DNA research reconstructing the microbial ferment of 5th-century Chaang barley #wine in the High Himalayas (traditional Nepalese beverage) #microbes #fermentation

Today, we were thrilled to kick off our very first Science Event with students from Angergymnasium at Planetarium Jena! Together, we dove into the fascinating world of microbes. Thanks for joining us! 🧪 #ScienceEducation #Microbiology #STEM #outreach

Preparations for our #ScienceEvent at Planetarium Jena are in full swing!🧪
✨21st March, 4-5 PM✨
👇More information down below👇

The toxin #Candidalysin of the yeast Candida albicans is embedded in the unusual protein structure Ece1 during infections. Researchers from Leibniz-HKI have now decoded the structure, paving the way for #nanobody -based therapies against vaginal candidiasis.
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