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Artificial neural networks are everywhere in research and technology, as well as in everyday technologies such as speech recognition. Despite this, it is still unclear to researchers what is exactly going on deep down in these networks.…

The University of Göttingen is inviting applications for this year's round of the "Deutschlandstipendium" and the "Niedersachsenstipendium". From 1 to 30 September 2023, students at Göttingen University can apply for the grants. Both…

Membranes are crucial to the functioning of living cells: they separate the cells from the environment and protect them; they transport nutrients into the middle of the cell; and they are vital when cells grow together to form tissues,…

The European university network Enlight has been renewed: the EU has funded the Enlight Network consisting of the University of Göttingen with nine other research-oriented universities for four more years with a total of around 14.4…

Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use. How people make use of these different ecosystems, with their particular plant communities, was unclear until now. Researchers, many of them from…

The global decline in biodiversity is serious. Agricultural land use is a major contributor – especially farming single crops on a massive scale. Mixing crops can counteract this: in fields where different crops grow at the same time,…

Understanding the origins and preservation of biodiversity is crucial as human impact continues to threaten our planet’s rich variety of life. Often overlooked, narrow-ranged and evolutionary unique species play a vital role in shaping…

Most biological cells have a fixed place in an organism. However, cells can become mobile and move through the body. This happens, for example, during wound healing or when tumour cells divide uncontrollably and migrate through the body.…

Islands of trees in oil palm plantations can significantly increase biodiversity within five years without reducing productivity. This has been shown by an experiment, which has been running for over ten years in Indonesia as part of the…

Crops have a high nutritional value, which makes them essential to people. However, this also makes them attractive to harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi. In fact, most pathogens can only attack specific plants and there…