Molecular Curlers
Bacterial biofilms are medically relevant because they protect bacteria from immune defenses or antibiotics. A team led by Max Planck Fellow Gert Bange has been able to show how a protein interacts with DNA due to its unusual structure and thus controls biofilm formation.
Connect and Divide
When a cell divides, each daughter cell must receive a complete set of genetic information. A research team led by Max Planck Fellow Professor Martin Thanbichler has now elucidated a new role of nucleotide hydrolysis in bacterial DNA segregation.
The Max Planck Institute turns 30
The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial microbiology is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and, along with it, the long-standing and successful cooperation with the Philipps-Universität.
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Dr. Manuel Osorio Valeriano receives PhD award
In 2021, the Philipps-Universität Marburg honored five young researchers with the award - among them Dr. Manuel Osorio Valeriano from the research group of Max Planck Fellow Martin Thanbichler.
Wired for efficiency
Methanogenic archaea use sophisticated enzyme systems to thrive in low-energy, oxygen-free environments. Researchers at the Max Planck Institutes for Terrestrial Microbiology and Biophysics have now discovered a a giant enzyme complex that holds a key mechanism for energy conservation. Their findings, published in the journal "Science", could open up new possibilities for sustainable biotechnological development.
