Underwater cave in the Mediterranean Sea
covered with anemones of the genus Parazoanthus. Individuals form colonies connected by stolons. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch..
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The common starfish Asterias rubens
climbing a seagrass leave in the Baltic Sea in search of recently settled blue mussels as prey. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch.
The brood pouch
of a pregnant pipefish male (Syngnathus typhle) filled with embryos that are connected to a placenta-like structure. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.
The fluorescent dye DAPI
is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy. By courtesy of Hinrich Schulenburg
A male blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla).
Our focal study species to study the genetic architecture of migratory traits. By courtesy of Miriam Liedvogel.
The solitary bee Rediviva longimanus
is endemic to the Greater Cape Floristic Region. With the elongated forelegs it collects floral oil from the spurs of its host plants of the genus Diascia. By courtesy of Michael Kuhlmann.
A sea anemone from the Mediterranean (Anemonia sulcata)
Symbiontic algae are responsible for the purple colour of the tips of the tentacles. By courtesy of Thorsten Reusch.
The fluorescent dye DAPI
is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy. By courtesy of Hinrich Schulenburg
Floral oil producing Diascia floribunda
has long twin spurs that coevolved with the front legs of their oil-collecting bee pollinators. By courtesy of Michael Kuhlmann.
The marine midge Clunio marinus
is a model organism for biological clock research. By courtesy of Tobias Kaiser.
Mouse testicular cell spreads.
Mice have 19 Autosome pairs and two sex chromosomes. The DNA is stained using DAPI in blue. Synaptonemal Complex Protein syp3 is stained in green using syp3 primary and Alexa-Flour-488 secondary antobodies. By courtesy of Alina Jeschke, Odenthal-Hesse group.
A Transgenic Hydra
expressing GFP in the head. The Hydra Transgenic Facility allows us to explore the function of different genes and proteins in vivo in a traditional developmental model. By courtesy of Thomas Bosch.
A male blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
fitted with a light level geolocation - a method using measured ambient light level to establish geographical location during bird migration. By courtesy of Miriam Liedvogel.
Pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria
marked by Red Fluorescent Protein, have infected and overgrown the body of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. By courtesy of Andrei Papkou, Schulenburg group.
Electron micrograph
of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode. By courtesy of Antje Thomas, Schulenburg group.
Confocal laser scanning microscopy image
of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green. The tip of the hyphae (in the back) is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. By courtesy of Janine Haueisen, Stukenbrock group.
A freshwater polyp Hydra oligactis
bearing a germ-cell tumor. It represents the first reported and thoroughly described malignant cancer in a pre-bilaterian animal. By courtesy of Thomas Bosch.
Confocal laser scanning microscopy image
of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green. The tip of the hyphae (in the back) is penetrating an open stoma on the leaf surface. By courtesy of Janine Haueisen, Stukenbrock group.
A female
of the sex-role reversed pipefish Syngnathus typhle. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.
Two pipefish females
of the species Syngnathus typhle swimming in the experimental aquaria at the GEOMAR. By courtesy of Olivia Roth.
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06. September 2017
Searching for the roots
What are the closest relatives of humans? What is the common origin of multicellular life? What is the source of disease-causing germs that can lead to devastating epidemics? Since the beginnings of modern research into evolution, questions as to the origin of organisms and their ancestor–descendent relationships have played a central role in the field of biology. However, most methods of analysis used have not been developed further for decades - unlike, for example, the genetic and molecular investigation techniques, which have been refined on an ongoing basis. The Genomic Microbiology working group at the Institute of General Microbiology at Kiel University (CAU) has now developed ... read more
26. July 2017
Evolution von Antibiotikaresistenzen im Deutschlandfunk-Podcast
Rapide Evolution ist die Ursache der heutigen „Antibiotikakrise“. Trotzdem spielen evolutionäre Prozesse bei der Entwicklung neuer Behandlungsstrategien kaum eine Rolle. Im Interview mit dem Deutschlandfunk diskutieren die Evolutionsbiologen Jens Rolff (FU Berlin) und Hinrich Schulenburg (CAU Kiel) den Einsatz von Evolutionsexperimenten zum Studium der Antibiotikaresistenzentwicklung sowie als Grundlage für die Entwicklung neuartiger Therapien. read more
25. July 2017
European Researchers' Night 2017 - Die Nacht der Wissenschaft
Wissen ist Nacht! Am Freitag, den 29.09.2017 findet in den Städten Eckernförde, Plön, Preetz und Rendsburg sowie im CITTI-PARK in Kiel die zweite Nacht der Wissenschaft KielRegion statt. Experimente zum Mitmachen, Laborführungen, Workshops, Ausstellungen, künstlerische Aktionen und bunte Vorträge über aktuelle Forschung, kurzum: Wissenschaft zum Anfassen. Das alles gibt es bei der diesjährigen Nacht der Wissenschaft zu erleben - von 15 Uhr bis 24 Uhr steht der Spaß am Lernen und Forschen im Mittelpunkt. read more