A far-reaching study with participation of the Department of Biology of University of Hamburg, has cast doubt on statistical methods used to identify long distance signalling networks in plants. The findings, published in Nature Plants, mean we may need to reevaluate a vital area of the life sciences.

A global study with contributions by the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg shows that in human-disturbed regions, many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats. These missing species can be considered as the “dark diversity” of a region. The results of the study have now been published in...

From 11 to 13 June 2025 the annual meeting "exRNA research and innovation to improve human and plant health" will take place in Hamburg at the CSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology c/o Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY.