Bacteria may play a larger role in the melting of glaciers than previously suspected, according to a paper published in Nature Biofilms and Microbiomes. Scientists from Montana State University and MPI Bremen show how the spatial organisation of microbes leads to an efficient transfer of nutrient...
Day in, day out, in the smallest of spaces with your greatest enemy. Sounds unbearable? In the world of microbes, this has been everyday life for billions of years. This supposedly direful proximity can lead to unusual partnerships, as a study by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Marine...
From June 1, 2016, our institute is excited to welcome a new research group: Headed by Boran Kartal, the new group is dedicated to the field of microbial physiology.
Invitation to the MPI Seminar
We cordially invite you to join an exciting talk of the american scientist Mitchell L. Sogin from Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, USA) on Monday, May 30.
No two bacteria are identical – even when they are genetically the same. A new study reveals the conditions under which bacteria become individualists and how they help their group grow when times get tough.
Imagine you have a tenant living in your house. They’re keeping your fridge topped up. But in addition to this, they’re producing all kinds of toxic substances. More harm than good? Not necessarily; it all depends what you’re using the toxins for.
MPI researchers on board of research vessel Nautilus in the Gulf of Mexico
“Bio-concrete” set to revolutionise the building industry:
Dutch inventor of self-healing concrete named finalist for European Inventor Award