News (2022)13 December 2022|ForschungThe role of lichens and mosses in climate changePhoto: Axel Kleidon, MPI Biogeochemie, JenaAn international research team led by the Department of Biology at the Universität Hamburg has investigated the potential impacts of climate change on...13 December 2022|ForschungNew mechanism discovered in meiosisPhoto: UHH/MIN/SchnittgerResearchers from the Department of Biology at Universität Hamburg have discovered a new mechanism in the plant Arabidopsis that controls the correct...11 November 2022|BiologyInternational Workshop: Advancing Traits and Trade-offs in Mechanistic Vegetation Models across ScalesPhoto: UHH/PoradaOn November 14th to 16th, the international workshop "Advancing Traits and Trade-offs in Mechanistic Vegetation Models across Scales" will take place...15 September 2022|VeranstaltungThe 95th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian BiologyPhoto: UHH/DausmannWe are happy to invite you to the 95th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology hosted by the Institute for Cell and Systems Biology...12 September 2022|VeranstaltungThe MIN Graduate Center invites the new (and not-so-new) PhD students to a Welcome NightPhoto: Alfred Derks via PixabyThe MIN Graduate Center (MINGZ) is excited to invite the new (and not-so-new) doctoral researchers to a Welcome Night. You will be able to get to know...2 June 2022|ResearchGenetic Sex Determination in SpidersPhoto: Gabriele UhlScientists from the Universities of Greifswald, Hamburg and Prague have developed genetic markers for the European wasp spider that allow the sex of...18 May 2022|BiologyFascination of Plants Day 2022The sixth international “Fascination of Plants Day” is launched by plant scientists across the world. 20 April 2022|ResearchVulnerability of the forest floor under climate changePhoto: Friederike LangThe forest floor is the central hub of the forest ecosystem, where organic matter, nutrients, water, and gases are stored, absorbed, and transformed...21 March 2022|ForschungInstallation of the research sites completedPhoto: UHH/RTG2530More than 500 meter of boardwalks, lots of mud and hard work: It took almost half a year to complete the installations at the research sites of...Contribution from the news channel Blog GRK25309 March 2022|PublicationExtremely high fine root mortalitiesPhoto: pixabayExtremely high fine root mortalities were observed under drought in 2018, increasing fine root mortality in young trees could be explained by...