Leibniz Association: News

On these pages you will find a selection of research news from the Leibniz Institutes.

Hijacked immune system
02/10/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
In immunocompromised people Candida albicans can invade the bloodstream and cause life-threatening infections. A research team has now discovered that the fungus specifically exploits human immune defenses to do this.
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Affective teaching
01/17/2022 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
After the introduction of ethics classes, support for traditional attitudes eroded. Conversely, the teaching reform had no effect on life satisfaction or ethical behaviors such as volunteerism.
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Lessons from the Ice Age
01/17/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Mountain lakes clearly react to climate change in their ecology. They are likely to change significantly in the coming decades.
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Rainy days harm the economy
01/13/2022 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Economies across the world are slowed down by more wet days and extreme daily rainfall. Rich countries are most severely affected.
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Innovative inflammation
01/10/2022 · Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
A "plug" allows ricefish mothers to carry their offspring until hatching. Researchers discovered new evidence that inflammatory immune responses can lay the foundation for this evolution.
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Next generation textiles
01/06/2022 · Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
In the future it should be even easier to supply mobile electronic devices worn close to the body with energy. Smart textiles use the warmth of the human body and convert it into electricity.
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Dangerous sewage sludge
01/05/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
If sewage sludge is applied to fields, microplastics can get into deeper soil layers and onto adjacent areas.
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Snowglow
12/20/2021 · Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Due to the increase in artificial lighting, night and winter are no longer dark enough. To bend the curve of biodiversity loss, transdiciplinary solutions are crucial.
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Treacherous sea grass
12/16/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Regenerating sea grass beds in coastal waters aims at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to fight climate change. Whether the cultivation is actually helpful in a climatic context depends on its location.
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Energy and Gender
12/14/2021 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Switching to modern cooking fuels like gas or to electricity can improve the well-being of woman in the global South. Furthermore, expanding access to modern energy is likely to accelerate the demographic transition.
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Dangerous wind turbines
12/14/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Many bats die at wind turbines when colliding with the spinning blades. A comparison of age, sex and geographic origin now reveals that juveniles are killed more frequently than adults.
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Precise forecasts
12/02/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
The expansion of renewable energies requires precise forecasts as to how much solar power will be fed into the grid. Air quality models could improve the accuracy of that projections in the future.
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Spicy breast milk?
11/25/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich
In part of a recent study, it was found that after eating pepper, the alkaloid piperine was present in the milk of breastfeeding woman. The findings help decipher mechanisms that shape our food preferences from infancy.
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Who's the boss?
11/10/2021 · German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
In Guinea baboons, females are more free and less subordinate to males than in other species. Therefore, male and female guinea baboons are equally successful in leading the group.
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Maize loses, wheat wins
11/03/2021 · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Farmers worldwide must adapt to new climate realities. Maize crop yields are projected to decline by almost a quarter.
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Anti-immigration attitudes and the reality check
10/22/2021 · WZB Berlin Social Science Center
A new study shows: Exclusionary beliefs and behaviours in Germany are weaker in regions with a high proportion of refugees.
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"Caramel receptor" identified
10/12/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology
Furaneol is a natural odorant that gives numerous fruits, but also coffee or bread, a caramel-like scent. A new study shows which types of olfactory receptors humans use to perceive this odorant.
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Red beet, purple tomatoes
10/05/2021 · Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Researchers have recently created purple tomatoes using genetic engineering methods. These sorts of methods will play an important role in the future, especially in drug manufacturing.
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Tethered balloon in action on Spitsbergen
10/04/2021 · Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Leibniz researchers are currently using a tethered balloon to study the air layers near the ground in the Arctic. The measurements should help to better understand the strong warming of the Arctic.
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Translucent fish species discovered
09/28/2021 · Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Scientists have described a new species of the fish genus Danionella. Due to the transparent body, the species is considered an ideal model organism for neurophysiological research.
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