News 2024

In a joint recruitment between the Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in the Faculty of Natural Sciences I – Biosciences and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) the…

Selective cancer drugs in the pipeline.

Peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs) are increasingly becoming the focus of cancer research, as they enable the targeted release of anticancer agents in tumor…

Synthetic compounds increase the effect of chemotherapeutics on colon cancer cells.

Due to the rapid cell division rate of tumors, the surrounding tissue is often insufficiently supplied with blood…

Plant metabolite inhibits biofilm formation of bacteria.

Methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) is an intermediate of the conserved methylerythritol phosphate pathway (MEP), which leads to the…

Omics insights into plant resilience to light stress.

Intense light conditions stress the plant as they increase the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells, which damage molecules…

IPB Press Release, 19.11.2024

New fungus species - new bioactives.

IPB scientists have recently discovered a new species of fungus in Chile's Nahuelbuta National Park. The official species name is Cortinarius steglichii N.…

IPB Press Release, 05.11.2024

Metabolic arms race between plant and fungus: New barley phytoalexins with amazing effects.

Plant pathogenic fungi pose a major threat to agricultural yields, a concern becoming increasingly relevant…

CRISPR/Cas optimization: New assay for efficiency comparison.

The CRISPR/Cas system is an established gene editing tool, which is continuously refined to create more precise and efficient variants…