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Sponges in the Indo-Pacific: a hotspot of endemism
Using genetic analyses, LMU geobiologists have shown that many sponge species in the Indo-Pacific are regionally unique.
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Climate change: when the ocean runs out of oxygen
Oxygen levels are low in many ocean regions. How does this affect organic matter cycling and microorganisms? In search of an answer, biogeochemist Gonzalo Gomez Saez journeyed by ship to Jutland.
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Biomineralization: how sponges form their calcite spicules
LMU researchers identify key proteins for biomineralization in calcareous sponges and find evidence for the convergent evolution in sponges and corals.
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150 Years of Trams: Why a Dispute in the Mortuary Sealed the Fate of Munich’s GeomagnetismMunich is celebrating “150 Years of the Tram.” But electrification forced the magnetologists to flee the city and led to the construction of one of the most modern geophysical observatories in the world.
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Geodynamics models on the cover of Royal Society AHigh recognition: Models of global stress fields on the cover of the Proceedings of the Royal Society A
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Unlocking Deep-Time Evolution with ProteinsDeep-time fossil placement revealed in a new Nature publication: Phylogenetically informative proteins from an Early Miocene rhinocerotid
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