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    An Enzyme Neutralizes Pathogens by Cleaving a Bacterial Toxin

    Research team led by Prof. Christian Hertweck discovers an enzyme that neutralizes the virulence factor malleicyprol in human pathogenic bacteria

    Scientist Ingrid Richter at work in the laboratory. As part of Christian Hertweck’s team, she was involved in experiments, data analysis, and the writing of the research paper.
    Image: Ingrid Richter/Leibnitz-HKI
  2. How can cultural assets be protected in emergencies?

    Collection managers at the University of Jena discuss with security expert Ralf Seeber
    Part of the University of Jena's collections: a permanent exhibition on Goethe's natural research can be seen in the Goethe Laboratory in the Inspector's House of the Botanical Gardens.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
  3. Award for cutting-edge research in the field of photonic technologies

    Matteo Calvarese receives the Siegfried Czapski Publication Award for outstanding interdisciplinary publications
    Matteo Calvarese during the ceremony
    Image: Jena-Alliance
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    Open Position (MSc, PhD): Innovation Scout in Photonics at ACP

    Within the new JENAiNNOVATION transfer center, we are announcing a very special position for a dedicated transfer scout at the interface science-innovation-business management. This position is directly embedded in the research environment of our ACP.
    Detail of the Michelson XRTL setup in Jena.
    Image: Jari Domke
  5. Diverse life in a primeval lake

    International research group discovers species-rich fossil deposit in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile
    A view of the excavation site in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
    Image: Philippe Moisan (University of Atacama)
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    Mosses help to reduce nitrogen in the forest

    Researchers at the University of Jena are investigating the lower layers of the forest ecosystem
    Forest floor covered with moss.
    Image: Till Deilmann
  7. Unconventional in five dimensions

    Researchers from EAH Jena and the University of Jena are developing biocompatible micro-optics for high-tech endoscopes in a project funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
    Additively manufactured apple with a complex gyroid structure to demonstrate the extended possibilities of 5D printing.
    Image: Jens Bliedtner
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    Excellent and internationally visible

    University of Jena celebrates 15 years of the »Jena Centre for Soft Matter« and takes a look at future prospects
    Speakers and members of the JCSM during the 15th anniversary celebration (names below the text).
    Image: Hüseyin Cetin (Universität Jena)
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    Chemical imaging: Antibiotic interaction on individual bacterial cells with unprecedented resolution

    An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Daniela Täuber in Jena has successfully mapped the local chemistry and structure of the antibiotic interaction on the surface of individual bacterial cells with a resolution of a few nanometers using the model system Bacillus subtilis and vancomycin.
  10. Reliable AI systems for a changing environment

    Researchers at the University of Jena develop AI models on the consequences of climate extremes
    Prof. Dr Alexander Brenning is being supported by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung with a total of around six million euros over five years as part of its "CZS Breakthroughs" funding programme.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
  11. Dr. Antonia Wallbraun received the UGO doctoral prize

    The University Society of Oldenburg awards Dr. Antonia Wallbraun the prize for an outstanding doctoral dissertation.
    Dr. Antonia Wallbraun receives UGO doctoral prize
    Image: C.v.O. Universität Oldenburg
  12. The autonomous microscope

    International research team including Friedrich Schiller University Jena demonstrates first microscopy experiment performed by complete AI
    An LLM agent independently conducts experiments on a nuclear force microscope when prompted.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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