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The IPB team was small, but all the more eager to run: Christin Naumann, Melanie Rasch, Yunjing Ma and Kathrin Kowarschik ran almost 300 kilometers at the first Running Challenge in Saxony-Anhalt. Thu…

Enigmatic transcription factor.

Glandular trichomes on tomato leaves produce a variety of volatile mono- and sesquiterpenes that play an important role in defense against pathogens and insect pests.…

Modular enzymes for hemicellulose synthesis.

Fiber, food, fuel - the carbohydrate polymers that encapsulate plants cells have benefited humans for centuries. Arguably the most prominent of these is…

Mix the sequences! Better enzyme expression by gene shuffling.

News from the UPO front! Nonspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) of fungal origin are popularly used as biocatalysts due to their ability to…

Press release by the ScienceCampus Halle from June 17, 2021 [in German]

The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Ramón Ripoll Díaz and the Embassy Counselor for Scientific and Academic Affairs, Ms. María Franco Suárez visited the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry…

New anticancer compounds: Tin for the win.

Although cisplatin is currently the drug of choice for fighting various types of cancer, it still causes a number of side effects and damages in particular…

Wild and cultivated potatoes produce different defenses.

Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, yearly leads to significant economic damage due to high losses in the potato crop.…

IQ67 DOMAIN proteins coordinate cell division.

IPB cell biologists, together with partners from Tübingen, have taken a closer look at cell division in Arabidopsis. They found that the formation of…

Press release by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on May 20, 2021