News from the Life Sciences at TUM

Tropical forests as carbon sinks: A study by TUM, the University of Vienna, and partners shows that even small understory trees store more carbon as CO₂ levels rise—though this is limited in… [read more]

Wilfried Schwab, Professor for Biotechnology of Natural Products, played a key role in the development of this new apple variety: At his chair, the apples were tested for the key allergen,… [read more]

Researchers from Munich and Heidelberg find link between metabolism and gene regulation and gain new insights into plant reactions to environmental influences. At TUM School of Life… [read more]

Mutez Ali Ahmed, Professor of Root-Soil Interaction at the TUM School of Life Sciences, is the spokesperson of the Research Unit. The researchers are investigating how vegetation copes with… [read more]

A research team around Timo Oksanen, professor of agrimechatronics at TUM in Weihenstephan, has developed the prototype. It is already as fast as humans. Now, additional functions for the… [read more]

We are pleased to introduce Ana Mora-Boza as our new Professor of Organoid Systems and Biointerfaces. In February 2026, she was appointed to a Rudolf Mößbauer Assistant Professorship at the… [read more]

Prof. Wolfgang Weisser from the Chair of Terrestrial Ecology at TUM in Freising-Weihenstephan and Dr. Thami Croeser from RMIT University in Melbourne (Australia) have grown 1,000 trees in… [read more]

The former dean of the TUM School of Life Sciences talks with the podcast host about her journey into soil science and about the role of healthy soils in biodiversity, climate, and… [read more]

This was announced lately by the Science Council (WR), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the Federal Ministry of Research in Bonn. The new TUM Agenda 2030+ focuses on four priority… [read more]