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17 April 2025|Research

Deep dive into plant signalling data questions potential of mobile mRNAs in plants

A far-reaching study with participation of the Department of Biology of University of Hamburg, has cast doubt on statistical methods used to identify long distance signalling networks in plants. The findings, published in Nature Plants, mean we may need to reevaluate a vital area of the life sciences.

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16 April 2025|Veranstaltung

Visit to the Science City Campus Hamburg Bahrenfeld

A group of 60 Israeli students visited the research campus over the past two weeks to gain an insight into the research being carried out by the campus partners.

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25 Jahre Girls‘ Day – Gemeinsam für mehr Frauen in Wissenschaft und Technik

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4 April 2025|Equal Opportunity

A Day Full of Discoveries: Girls' Day 2025 at the University of Hamburg

On April 3, 2025, the nationwide Girls' Day celebrated its 25th anniversary. This special career orientation day provides girls and young women with insights into scientific, technical, and engineering professions. More than 580 schoolgirls from Hamburg and the surrounding area registered to participate in various...

Supercomputer simulation of the collision of two neutron stars with 1.2 and 1.6 times the mass of our Sun. Simulation from [1].

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4 April 2025|Publication

Electromagnetic Flashes from fast ejecta in Neutron Star Collisions

In a recent study lead by Quantum Universe principal investigator Prof. Stephan Rosswog from the Observatory of the University of Hamburg, scientists applied their newly developed methodology in Numerical Relativity to identify how collisions of neutron stars eject small amounts of matter at velocities close to the speed of...

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2 April 2025|Publication

Global dark diversity study reveals hidden impact of human activities on nature

A global study with contributions by the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg shows that in human-disturbed regions, many native plant species are absent from their natural habitats. These missing species can be considered as the “dark diversity” of a region. The results of the study have now been published in...

Scientific illustration of the interface between the brain and a machine

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20 March 2025|MIN-en

Interfacing with the Brain: The Potential of Nanotechnology

What are the approaches to connecting the human brain to a machine? In a study published in the journal ACS Nano, an international team of researchers led by Prof. Wolfgang Parak from the Department of Physics at the University of Hamburg examines nanotechnology research approaches from a multidisciplinary perspective.

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