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24.02.2006: Microbiologists discover unknown micro

Microbiologists discover unknown microbial life in deeply buried marine sediments off Peru and Oregon: Diverse, yet uncultivated, microbes inhabit the deep-biosphere.

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Marine Genomics meets Marine Diversity

Workshop funded by the European Commission to be held in Bremen from 8-9 June 2006

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01.09.2006: 01.09.2006: An Underwater Lake of Liqu

Japanese - German Marine Scientists Discover Strange Ecosystem in 1300 meter depth off the East Coast of Taiwan

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Life without a mouth, stomach, or gut

How a small worm gets by with a little help from its bacteria

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Microorganisms on a Starvation Diet

International Research Team: Natural Radioactivity may supply Life Energy for Deep Biosphere Microbes

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Marine Genomics Europe Training in Bioinformatics

Introduction course in sequence and genome analysis for European students

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In the middle of the atlantic ocean: Research vessel Maria S. Merian

Second cruise report from the German research vessel Maria S. Merian

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MGG Mini Workshop on Genomics

MGG Mini Workshop on the Analysis of Environmentally relevant Microorganisms and Comparative Genomics

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METEOR M72/2

The second week of the expedition M72/2 started with an extremely exciting dive of the deep- water robot QUEST.

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Nitrogen Cycling in the Black Sea

Nitrogen Loss due to Interlinking Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbes. Marine oxic versus anoxic nitrogen cycling processes might not be exclusive to their clear-cut oxygen regimes after all.

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MPI researchers at the Haakon Mosby mud volcanoe

MPI researchers on board of the German research vessel “Polarstern”

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MEDECO

MEDECO – Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
International Research Team studies the sea floor in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

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Imabiotech award for our correlative imaging pipeline

Benedikt Geier, PhD student in the Department of Symbiosis at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, was awarded this year's MSI Award for his innovative method for visualizing and investigating symbioses.

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Ein Tag für Schüler im Zeichen des Ozeans – der erste Bremer Ocean Day

Am 14. Februar 2018 ist es soweit: An der Universität Bremen findet der erste Bremer Ocean Day statt.

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The Settling of Porous Particles in Water

The Max Planck Society supports a scientific collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology and the Massachussets Institute of Technology, MIT.

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11.07.2008 Linking deep sea biodiversity and climate dynamics

Does the biodiversity and functioning of deep-sea organisms play a role in the Earth’s climate? Science blog: METEOR Expedition M76/3 GUINECO - MARUM research on fluid and gas seepage off West Africa

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10.12.2008 Tiny knights in shining armor – bacteria detoxify deadly seawater

Some marine bacteria produce hydrogen sulphide, which is toxic to animals. Scientists now discovered that bacteria also protect marine animals from this toxic gas. A bacterial bloom detoxified a vast expanse of hydrogen sulphide-containing water off the coast of Namibia, before it could unfold it...

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02.03.2009 The Marine Nitrogen Cycle - Revisited

Predicting the ocean’s role for global climate requires a profound understanding of the cycling of matter in the sea.
Regarding nitrogen losses, scientists were apparently off the mark. A novel study reveals the complex interactions in the nitrogen cycle of the Eastern Tropical South Pacific oxge...

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08.06.2009 Global Warming: Oxygen and Aquatic Habitats in a Changing World

Due to global warming and eutrophication aquatic systems suffer increasingly from hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions.

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12.08.2009 Deep sea observatory installed

Three research institutions from Bremen installed a deep sea observatory close to the Hakon Mosby mud volcanoe in the artic. This expedition was funded by the EU.

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17.09.2009 Arctic bacteria — some like it hot

Surprisingly high numbers of heat-loving bacteria found in the cold Arctic Ocean

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12.11.2009 Hidden Treasures

Hidden treasures in subterranean sulfidic springs

Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology and the Pennsylvania State University explore microorganisms in subterranean sulfidic springs of the largest limestone cave system in Italy, le Grotte di Frasassi.

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31.12.2009 Happy New Year 2010

We wish you a Happy New Year 2010!

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25.01.2010 Quantum Physics

On Thursday, 28 January 2010 at 16:00 the Nobel laureate
Prof. Dr. Gerardus ´t Hooft will give a lecture with the title
„The unique beauty of the subatomic landscape“

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06.05.2010 HYPOX program: Oxygen depletion in the seas

HYPOX Project: Scientists take a close look at the effect of oxygen depletion on marine ecosystems
Web logs 9 April - 8 May 2010 from the German Research Vessel Maria S. Merian (Expedition MSM15/1)

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07.10.2010 New deep-sea hot springs discovered in the Atlantic

Hydrothermal vents may contribute more to the thermal budget of the oceans than previously assumed

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07.12.2010 Carbon Fluxes in the Oceans

Carbon Fluxes in the Oceans
Size matters: The strange behavior of small particles at density interfaces

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01.01.2011 Happy New Year 2011

We wish you a Happy New Year 2011!

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31.05.2011 Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs

Natural CO<sub>2 </sub>seeps show what could happen to Coral Reefs in a world of increasing green house gas emissions

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26.07.2011 Nitrogen losses off the Coast of Oman

Intensive Nitrogen losses off the coast of Oman
Caused by Coupling of two microbial processes

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14.09.2011 Microbes at hydrothermal vents eliminate the greenhouse gas methane

Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) was now detected in sediment around hydrothermal vents

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29.09.2011 Microbial Diversity in the Oceans

From top to bottom: A view on the diversity of bacterial communities across marine realms and ecosystems

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10.10.2011 Farewell Party of Prof. Bo Barker Jørgensen

The founding director retires after almost 20 years at the Max Planck Institute in Bremen

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16.11.2011 Biodiversity research project launched

Innovative research project launched with the potential revolutionise the study of computer based biodiversity research around the world

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01.12.2011 New Centre of Excellence in Aarhus to explore the deep biosphere

Bo Barker Jørgensen, former Max Planck director, is granted a new Center for Geomicrobiology for five years

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31.01.2012 EuroMarine General Assembly in Bremen

Report from the EuroMarine General Assembly in Bremen

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26.03.2012 Chemical microgradients accelerate coral death at the Great Barrier Reef

Anoxia and toxic sulfide are a menace to coral tissue

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17.04.2012 Toxic Menu

Marine worm feeds on carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide with the help of symbiotic bacteria

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22.05.2012 Rapid Coral Death

Rapid Coral Death by a Deadly Chain Reaction
Soil Erosion in Tropical Coastal Areas Accelerates Corals Death

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27.06.2012 Conference Visions in Science in Bremen

From September 26-28, 2012, the conference for PhD students and junior scientists will take place at the Max Planck Institute in Bremen

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17.09.2012 Alpine glaciers contribute to global carbon cycling

Organic compounds in glacier ice are unexpectedly diverse and bioavailable

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11.10.2012 EU Project Micro B3 meeting in Bremen

Successful first bioinformatics training of the EU Project Micro B3

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07.11.2012 Scientists unravel the mystery of marine methane oxidation

Ocean microbes use sulfur as intermediate for methane oxidation

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16.01.2013 Stromatolites from a high-altitude volcanic lake

German-Argentinean research team investigates microbial deposits in a high-altitude Andean lake

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24.01.2013 Workshop Diving and Research

3rd International Workshop
“Research in Shallow Marine and Fresh Water Systems”

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14.02.2013 Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem

Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem from surface to depth during the ice minimum in the summer of 2012

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24.02.2013 How the Ocean loses nitrogen

How the Ocean loses nitrogen
Scientists identify key factor that controls nitrogen availability in the Ocean

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27.03.2013 Archaea: Four cells turn seabed microbiology upside down

With DNA from just four cells, Danish researchers reveal how some of the world’s most abundant organisms play a key role in carbon cycling in the seabed.

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03.05.2013 Future Day at the Max Planck Institute

Future Day for Girls and Boys at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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10.09.2013 Viruses and algae in the Sea

Researchers reveal a novel role of viruses in the biogeochemical carbon cycling

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04.11.2013 The Nitrogen Puzzle in the Oceans

Nitrogen isotope effects by anammox deciphered

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15.11.2013 Nicole Dubilier appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute in Bremen

Research on symbioses in the oceans

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27.01.2014 Enigmatic Methane

A study in Nature Geoscience solves a biogeochemical riddle from the ocean floor

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07.08.2014 Microbes and Nitrate

How microbes deal with nitrate. New Science study could help to improve fertilizers and reduce green house gasses.

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16.12.2014 On German TV: Marine Scientist Nicole Dubilier

On German TV WDR: Marine Scientist Nicole Dubilier and her Research

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17.03.2015 Methane seeps: Oases in the deep sea

First global study of microbial communities at gas seeps in the deep sea shows the distribution and diversity of methane-consuming microorganisms. The specific energy source selects for unique microorganisms, which turn these ecosystems into hotspots of diversity in the deep sea.

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04.08.2015 Hazardous Diet: How Earthworms protect themselves against toxic plant ingredients

Scientists discover defense mechanism in earthworms

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03.09.2015 Web log RV Sonne in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists write reports on board of the German Research Vessel Sonne in the Pacific Ocean.

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08.10.2015 DFG Review Board Election 2015

Your vote for science

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28.10.2015 A biosphere without borders

A biosphere without borders
Call for a global effort to unlock the Earth’s microbiome

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20.11.2015 Microbial symbionts and meta-organisms:

Microbial symbionts and meta-organisms: No one is alone
New DFG Collaborative Research Centre approved.

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Anammox Bacteria produce Nitrogen Gas in Oceans´ Snackbar

Advanced measurements off the coast of Namibia give a new explanation for the extremely efficient nitrogen removal from the oxygen poor areas of the ocean.

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New EU Project METAFUNCTIONS

New EU Project METAFUNCTIONS
Mapping Environmental Clues to Decipher the Function of Genes

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21.11.2005: Bacteria Which Sense the Earth's Magne

Max Planck researchers uncover how a nanoscale "compass" inside bacteria orients them to the Earth's magnetic field

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18.04.2006 MPI Brochure

A new brochure about the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology is available.

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International Workshop “Marine Genomics meets Marine Diversity”

International Workshop “Marine Genomics meets Marine Diversity” in Bremen, 8 – 9 June 2006: On the road to integration

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Research at the Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano

Novel methane consuming microorganisms discovered at the Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano in the Arctic deep sea

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02.10.2006: Marine Aggregates

International Workshop On Marine Aggregates
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany

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In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean: Research vessel Maria S. Merian

First cruise report from the German research vessel Maria S. Merian

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Marine Bacteria with a Hybrid Engine

Genomic data unveil amazing properties of a bacterium from the German Bight

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In the middle of the atlantic ocean: Research vessel Maria S. Merian

Third cruise report from the German research vessel Maria S. Merian

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On board of Research Vessel Meteor in the Black Sea

The expedition M72/2 “MICROHAB” is dedicated to the study of anoxicmicrobial habitats on the continental margin of the Black Sea. The Black Sea is the largest anoxic basin on earth and provides unique conditions for the study of microbial habitats and controls on key anaerobic microbial processes...

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