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Of predators, vampires, and ghosts: shedding light on the lifecycles of Bdellovibriobacteria

Of predators, vampires, and ghosts: shedding light on the lifecycles of Bdellovibriobacteria Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is an obligate predatory bacterium that exclusively feeds upon other bacteria after invading their…


Marcel Weber

A philosophical perspective on science January 2023 “The stereotype of a thinker sitting in a room all alone with their brilliant ideas has never been true.” Biozentrum alumnus Marcel Weber must know. He is Professor of…


Karolin Berneiser

Interview with Karolin Berneiser Inspired by a colleague’s experience, Karolin Berneiser applied for the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships program. She is not only enthusiastic about the interdisciplinary and international research…


Assault, Siege, Trojan Horses or Gentle Disarmament: Molecular Strategies to Fight Bacterial Infections

Assault, Siege, Trojan Horses or Gentle Disarmament: Molecular Strategies to Fight Bacterial Infections Multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens have become a major health concern. We have investigated various chemical…


Eco-evolutionary dynamics of phage-bacteria interactions

Eco-evolutionary dynamics of phage-bacteria interactions Microbial communities in all environments are shaped by viral predators. Yet, resolving which viruses (phages) and bacteria are interacting, and how strongly viruses…


Adjusting organ size during development

Adjusting organ size during development The sizes of living organisms span over twenty orders of magnitude or so. Mechanistically, the control of organ and organismal size results from the complex integration of autonomous…


How cells defend their cytosol against bacteria: LPS ubiquitylation and other tricks

How cells defend their cytosol against bacteria: LPS ubiquitylation and other tricks Intracellular pathogens colonize specific subcellular niches, reflecting the pathogen's need for host factors and nutrients as well as its…


Comparative genomics at scale in the post-AlphaFold era

Comparative genomics at scale in the post-AlphaFold era Within a decade, various consortia under the Earth BioGenome umbrella aim to sequence 1.5M eukaryotes. All these genomes are connected through life’s common origin, yet…


Irena and Björn Burmann

She says, he says: With kit and caboodle to Sweden February 2024 Both are researchers at the University of Gothenburg: he is a professor; she is a senior scientist. They both once worked at the Biozentrum and are a couple.…


Programming Materials with Synthetic Biology

Programming Materials with Synthetic Biology On behalf of Mustafa Khammash , we kindly invite you to the Special Seminar: Wilfried Weber INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, Germany Department of Materials…