Plants do not live alone, but are colonized by countless bacteria and fungi. Prof. Caroline Gutjahr, Head of the Professorship of Plant Genetics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM),…
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ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council are aimed at scientists who are still at the beginning of their careers. Researchers at TUM have so far been able to acquire a total of…
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Plants, like other organisms, can be severely affected by heat stress. To increase their chances of survival, they activate the heat shock response, a molecular pathway also employed by…
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As the end of 2021 approaches, the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) looks back on a challenging but successful year. A special website presents the…
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Prof. Dr. Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen, Head of the Chair of Organic Agriculture and Agronomy at the TUM School of Life Sciences, will receive the Max Schönleutner Medal 2021. With this award, the…
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Interactive online platform uses satellite images to display status of European forests. The output is based on the greenness of trees. With the latest functionality, users can also view and…
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The German Research foundation (DFG) in support of scientists in their early career phases is funding the Research Training Group “Urban Green Infrastructure - Scientific Training of…
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The TUM Deep Tech IDEAward was presented yesterday for the first time. The new award is part of the Global DeepTech Venture Initiative, launched by TUM and UnternehmerTUM in 2020 to support…
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Urban gardens provide enormous potential and a new perspectives for nature conservation and nature connection. How can urban gardens contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and to…
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In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after eating a curry dish containing pepper, piperine - an alkaloid responsible for the…
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