AI in the laboratory – game changer or risk?
Application examples, future prospects and hurdles Every now and then, a technological advancement changes the entire world in the long term. The invention of plastics at the start of the 20th century...
Record-breaking pincer grip
An extraordinary insect is inspiring science with its superpowers: the seal louse is less than half the size of a grain of rice, but can easily hold 18,000 times its body weight. As an underwater parasite,...
Gene therapy
Even in the age of modern medicine, many serious illnesses are still untreatable. Many of these conditions are genetic. For some years now, gene therapy has been the talk of the town as a new era in medicine....
Public microbiome – invisible companions
Subway station crime scene: when volunteers are out and about with sterile swabs in over 60 cities on 21st June every year, they are preserving evidence in a special way.The international research project...
Fire and flame for science
What made the inventor of the Bunsen burner so important?In March 1811, someone was born in Göttingen who was to have a lasting impact on laboratory work – not only through his practical inventions, but...
