Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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February 19, 2021

Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria

All algae sugars are entirely degraded by bacteria. Well, not all. One sugar holds out against the invaders. And could act as an important carbon s...
January 29, 2021

Leopoldina advocates free access to gene databases for researchers

Ad hoc statement: “Maintaining open access to Digital Sequence Information – Multilateral Benefit Sharing and Open Science”
January 26, 2021

One-two punch against corals: how stress factors interact

A new study shows that stress from rising water temperatures reduces ability of corals to adapt to ocean acidification.
December 18, 2020

Review of the year 2020

This year has been quite different from any other our institute has experienced in its nearly 30-year history. Nevertheless, a lot has happened: We...
December 4, 2020

New telephone numbers

Due to a change in our telephone system we now have four-digit extensions – please update your contacts!
November 16, 2020

Cellular powerplant recycles waste gases

Surprising structural differences discovered in enzyme that controls the conversion of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in bacteria
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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

At the Max Planck Institute in Bremen we investigate the smallest inhabitants of the ocean. Who lives where? How do they function and how diverse are they? What's their role in the global biogeochemical cycles? What does it mean for our environment and climate? These and many other questions are in the focus of researchers from around the world, engineers, technicians and many more colleagues at our institute.