Podcasts
#exzellenterklaert – Spitzenforschung für alle
The podcast on current scientific topics reflects the research diversity of the German Clusters of Excellence and covers topics such as ancient research, artificial intelligence and the future of medicine. Researchers from the Clusters of Excellence funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) talk to podcaster Larissa Vassilian about how they aim to find answers to relevant topics of our time - for tomorrow's society.
The podcast can be found on all common portals and is also available without a player directly on the podcast website www.exzellent-erklaert.de.
What do we know about bacteria? Can we use good bacteria to fight bad ones?
Hannes Link and Nadine Ziemert, both members of the CMFI Board of Directors, explore these questions in the 42nd episode of the podcast "Exzellent erklaert – Spitzenforschung für alle".
In the third episode of the podcast, Lisa Maier, junior research group leader in the Cluster of Excellence CMFI, talks about "Bacteria in the gut - how drugs influence our microbiome".
Microbial communities, or microbiomes, colonize the surfaces of the human body. In addition to bacteria that are beneficial to human health, the microbiome also contains potentially deadly pathogens. In recent decades, broad-spectrum antibiotics have been widely used against these pathogens. It is now clear that this not only promotes the development of antibiotic resistance, but in many cases also damages the microbiome as a whole. Researchers in the CMFI Cluster of Excellence now want to develop a new strategy to control infections.
Key To My Research
The new podcast "Key To My Research", part of the University of Tübingen's Excellence Strategy, focuses on the University's fascinating cutting-edge research - always with a spotlight on people behind the research. Each episode offers exciting perspectives on current research projects - from new therapeutic approaches in neuro-oncology to the investigation of cultural effects of artificial intelligence. The Deep Dive takes an in-depth look at the topics discussed in the podcast, while the shorter episodes provide a compact summary of the information.
Episode #2 Can Plants Beat Climate Stress?
The second episode of the podcast focuses on the plant microbiome. Eric Kemen talks about how microbial interactions in plant ecosystems could revolutionize agriculture and help us solve the pressing problem of food security in the face of climate change.
Episode #7 Can We Reprogram Life?
In this episode, Hannes Link talks about the metabolism of bacteria and his research on the nasal microbiome. Bacteria can be reprogrammed to use CO2 as a nutrient, for example. If this works on a large scale, it could help combat climate change.