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The 21st century brings great challenges: The world's population is growing steadily, while dwindling resources and the effects of climate change are making it increasingly difficult to meet… [read more]

German researchers decoded the European maize genome. In comparison to North American maize lines, they discovered differences. For cultivation of maize in areas with low yields and for… [read more]

The composition and function of bacteria in the human intestine – the so-called gut microbiome – changes as the day progresses. This was established by researchers based in Freising at ZIEL… [read more]

A recent study by the University of California in cooperation with the TUM School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows how fungi perceive available food and… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is launching two bachelor's and five master's degree programs in the 2020/21 winter semester. These include four new offerings at the Straubing… [read more]

Natural scientists have been warning about the effects of climate change for many years. In the meantime, the hot summers have also reached Central Europe, but global warming is not only… [read more]

Tropical forests provide medicine, food, shelter and water for people and currently play a major role as a carbon sink by removing anthropogenic carbon emissions from the atmosphere and… [read more]