Ecology

News from the Ecology division

A woman holds a certificate and smiles at the camera
© Andreas Messer

Insights into the social life of bacteria: Shiksha Ajmera wins science slam

At a science slam organized by PhD InterConnect, Shiksha Ajmera from the Ecology division recently spoke about her research on bacterial communities - and achieved first place.

A microscopic image shows a cluster of light-coloured bacterial cells on a dark background.
© Linea Muhsal

Altruistic cell death in bacterial clusters: funding for new research project

The ‘altruistic suicide’ of bacterial cells has hardly been researched. A new project by researchers from Osnabrück University and Bielefeld University investigating the background to this phenomenon is being funded by the DFG with around €500,000.

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School of Biology / Chemistry
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49076 Osnabrück

Office: Birte Pahlmann
 +49 541 969-2836
 birte.pahlmann@uni-osnabrueck.de

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