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Interviews
04.10.2021 Philip Wigge
"We want to use temperature sensors to accelerate the breeding of climate-resistant plants"
The Potsdam molecular biologist Philip Wigge is researching the mechanisms by which plants detect and adapt to ambient temperatures.
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Anne Schroll
30.08.2021 Sönke Zaehle
"Excessive nutrient inputs can alter ecosystems"
Jena geoecologist Söhnke Zaehle is researching how nutrients such as nitrogen affect the material cycles of ecosystems.
Researcher Profiles
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Jannik Jilg
12.11.2019 Nadja Alina Henke
Bacteria as pigment factories
Systems biologist Nadja Alina Henke uses bacteria as cell factories to produce the red pigment astaxanthin. Now, the 28-year-old hopes to bring the process to market with her start-up company Bicomer.
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University of Göttingen
27.06.2019 Andreas von Tiedemann
The plant doctor
The Göttingen agricultural scientist Andreas von Tiedemann is researching plant diseases in order to eliminate fungal pathogens threatening our crops.