News (2025)11 June 2025|PublikationNew scientific publication summarizes eight key environmental issuesPhoto: iStock/cosmin4000Climate change pressure on the biosphere is increasing. Soils are losing their fertility, biodiversity is declining dramatically, microplastics and...19 May 2025|EventSommerfest 2025 | Summer Party 2025: Jetzt anmelden | Register nowPhoto: UHH/Bio/iStockWir wollen wieder zusammen den Sommer feiern! Mit dem Sommerfest, das wie gewohnt im Mensa-Garten des IPM begangen wird – am Freitag, den 27. Juni...Contribution from the news channel Biologie6 May 2025|ResearchHow fungal Argonaute proteins control plant infectionPhoto: Weiberg labBotrytis cinerea is a fungal pathogen that infects more than 1,400 different plant species and causes the grey mold disease in many important crops...Contribution from the news channel Biologie17 April 2025|ForschungDeep dive into plant signalling data questions potential of mobile mRNAs in plantsPhoto: John Innes CentreA far-reaching study with participation of the Department of Biology of University of Hamburg, has cast doubt on statistical methods used to identify...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en2 April 2025|ForschungGlobal dark diversity study reveals hidden impact of human activities on naturePhoto: PärtelA global study with contributions by the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg shows that in human-disturbed regions, many native plant...Contribution from the news channel MIN-en5 March 2025|BiologyRegistration Open! Hamburg Meeting, 11–13 June 2025 – exRNA Research and Innovation to Improve Human and Plant HealthPhoto: COSTFrom 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...Contribution from the news channel Biologie9 January 2025|ForschungIMF students and researchers take part in expedition to Australia and New ZealandPhoto: Alston D‘SouzaTwo years after a successful training and research cruise from Spain to Namibia with the research vessel METEOR seven students and five scientists...7 January 2025|ResearchDepartment of Biology and Botanical Garden involved in UC SANTA CRUZ publicationPhoto: UC SANTA CRUZThea Lautenschläger (Botanical Garden), Paulina Meller and Manfred Finckh (both Department of Biology) are co-authors of a publication by UC Santa...