Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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March 26, 2020

4. It Ma(t)Ters conference on microbiology

In February, PhD-students organised a mini-conference on microbiology. This year, it took place in Bremen and was a great success for scientific an...
March 18, 2020

Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper sea

Scientists from Bremen found that sugar like laminarin plays an important role in the global carbon cycle.
March 16, 2020

With shark power on a successful research trip

With the support of the Bremen Max Planck Institute, two pupils win the regional competition of "Jugend forscht".
March 12, 2020

Katharina Kitzinger is awarded the BRIESE-Award 2019

The jury honors her outstanding research on key processes in the marine nitrogen cycle.
March 9, 2020

Kick-off for the DAM in Berlin

The German Marine Research Alliance introduces itself to guests from the domains of politics, business, science and civil society.
March 6, 2020

Analysis of unknown microbes is getting easier

Marine microbes like to play hide and seek. Some bacteria often appear in samples but do not grow in the lab. At the same time, they are too few to...
February 26, 2020

The 3. Bremen Ocean Day – Marine Science for pupils

Today, the Bremen Ocean Day allowed 500 pupils to get a glimpse of and ways into marine science. Many thanks to all participants!
February 19, 2020

Sweet beaks: What Galapagos finches and marine bacteria have in common

Distinct ecological niches for glycans shape the Polaribacter community during spring blooms.
February 17, 2020

A real global player

Woeseiales-bacteria, which may be feeding on the protein remnants of dead cells. are particularly widespread in our planet’s seabed.
February 25, 2019

Tiny research objects, huge research equipment - how can that possibly match? Perfectly well!

A little insight into "How we study"
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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.