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Current NEWS from the LIB cosmos
From newly discovered animal species to treasures of historical collections, from environmental changes to nature conservation in the Anthropocene, from the opening of a special exhibition to a panel discussion: you will find all the latest information here. We also offer current press releases for download in the press area.
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Our Treasure of the Month: The Larva of the Antlion
Learn moreBefore it spends just a few days in its adult form flying around to mate, it lives about two years in its larval stage – commonly known as the Antlion. What makes this treasure so valuable to our researchers is the unique structure of its jaws, which they have closely examined in a recent study.
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Decoding the world’s largest animal genome
Learn moreThirty times the size of the human genome: An international team of researchers led by Konstanz evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer and Würzburg biochemist Manfred Schartl, including researchers from the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), has sequenced the largest genome of all animals, the lungfish genome.
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Wanted: Butterflies in Hamburg – Who is joining the search?
Learn moreFrom June 1st to September 30th 2024, we are searching for six butterfly species together using the „ObsIdentify“ app on your mobile phone.
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Genomes of “star algae” shed light on origin of plants
Learn moreHow do land plants continuously adapt to their changing environmental conditions? This question was addressed by an international research team, including Dr. Iker Irisarri from the LIB. As part of their study, they generated the first genomes of four filamentous “star algae” – the closest relatives of land plants. The results were published on May 1st in the journal Nature Genetics.
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Major study shows: Diversity in agriculture brings ecological, economic and social benefits
Learn moreA recent study in the journal Science, including collaborators from the LIB, shows: Diverse agriculture not only benefits nature, but also provides us humans with a stable food system and agricultural businesses with economic returns.
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Breeding programs initiated in Vietnam to help turtle species threatened by extinction
Learn moreConservationists have initiated breeding programs in Vietnam to recover spotted softshell turtle populations threatened by overconsumption and habitat loss.
