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DSMZ scientist develops innovative screening method for medical agents Prof. Dr. Yvonne Mast, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ in Braunschweig/Germany A team of scientists led by Professor Dr. Yvonne Mast, head of the Department of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, has developed […]

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Database from Braunschweig is essential for global bacteria research

BacDive selected as Global Core Biodata Resource The BacDive database of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH has been selected as a Global Core Biodata Resource by the renowned Global Biodata Coalition. This makes BacDive one of the most important global databases for bacterial research. Based on a rigorous selection

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Two researchers from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ are among the most cited scientists in the world

This year, Assistant Professor Dr Markus Göker and Dr Jan Meier-Kolthoff from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH in Braunschweig, Germany, are again among the world’s most cited scientists termed “Highly Cited Researchers” (HCR). Scientists usually cite the most important work previously published on the topic in their papers. This

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Science Award for microbiologist Jörg Overmann

Stifterverband honours commitment to research and fair use of biological diversity Prof. Dr. Jörg Overmann von der DSMZ This year”s Science Award of the German Stifterverband “Research with Responsibility” goes to Jörg Overmann, Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures and Professor at the Technical University Braunschweig. The prize

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New ´fast track´ Access and Benefit-Sharing Agreement for Costa Rican microbes

Costa Rica is a megadiverse country home to a wealth of biological diversity (Source: Source: Dörte Becher, Greifwald/DSMZ) The Leibniz Institute DSMZ German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH and the Costa Rican National Commission for Biodiversity Management (CONAGEBIO) of the Ministry of Environment and Energy recently signed a new “fast track” framework for

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Use of Digital Sequence Information: Traffic-Circle instead of One-Way Street

Joint press release IPK Leibniz Institute and Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures In the life sciences, globally available digital sequence information (DSI) or nucleotide sequence data (NSD) is a crucial building block for research. Knowledge often only emerges through the analysis and comparison of a large number of such data. For

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New genetic data policy must share benefits equitably and promote biodiversity conservation

Scientists urge a sensible international policy solution for “digital sequence information” Prof. Dr. Jörg Overmann, Scientific Director Leibniz Institute DSMZ, Braunschweig/Germany Forty-one researchers from 17 countries, have come together offering compromise on a controversial topic under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in a new paper in the journal Nature Communications. The researchers explain why

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