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As part of the BioByte, 22 ambitious students of the 10th and 11th grade from all over Middle Germany visited the IPB on August 10 to learn by practical example about what can be hidden behind the…

Xanthomonas effector protein causes degradation of plant microtubules.

Xanthomonas, as plant pathogenic bacteria, cause enormous damage to crops and ornamentals. They infect more than 400 plant…

At the recent Plant Science Student Conference in Gatersleben, Jonas Kappen proved that a scientific lecture does not necessarily have to be boring, but can be entertaining and informative. The PhD…

Medicine from the desert date.

In a team with partners from Egypt, IPB scientists have performed comparative metabolic profiling of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca. The plant is common in Africa…

Press release by Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on July 10, 2023

New fluorescence sensor system: visualizing activation of CDPKs in real-time.

Plants respond to pathogen attack, drought, nutrient deficiency, and many other challenges with a pronounced change in…

Glandular trichomes: More light - more terpenoids.

Glandular trichomes on the leaf surface of various plants produce some important secondary metabolites in large amounts, which makes them…

On July 5-6, GLACIER fellows, scientists and interested parties met for the GLACIER workshop in Halle. The GLACIER PI team had invited to the networking meeting, which took place at the Leibniz…

"The most exciting experiments are always the ones I'm not allowed to participate in," says Johanna Senff, laughing at her two supervisors Katja Baumann-Kaschig and Sascha Höhne. That may soon change,…

This year's Long Night of Science on 7/7/2023 was the most successful ever for the IPB. Almost 2000 guests made their way to the Weinberg Campus to join us for the “Street of experiments”. People…