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Latest DNA sequencing device

Keylab Genome Analysis & Bioinformatics has now installed an Illumina MiSeq™ i100, a compact, high-throughput sequencing device and making it available to all established and young researchers at the University of Bayreuth.  ...more

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New CRC Publication

The new study by Michael Schwarzer and co-authors „Effects of petroleum-based and biodegradable bio-based microplastics … on Paramecium caudatum…” shows differences in the regeneration rate.  ...more

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New CRC Publication

The study “Mobility and retention of microplastic fibers and irregular plastic fragments in fluvial systems: an experimental flume study” shows that microplastic shape matters for transport and retention in fluvial systems.  ...more

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CRC Microplastics at Water Month March

This year, the CRC Mikroplastik is once again organising events for young and old alike: a lecture on the journey of tiny particles in water with an aquarium tour, a film programme for children with microscopy and games, and part of an exhibition.  ...more

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WRR Editors’ Choice Award

Congratulation to Jan-Pascal Boos, Franz Dichgans, Jan Fleckenstein, Ben Gilfedder and Sven Frei have received the Editor’s Choice Award 2024 from the journal Water Resources Research Journal for their open access paper “Assessing the Behavior of Microplastics in Fluvial Systems: Infiltration and Retention Dynamics in Streambed Sediments”.   ...more

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New CRC Publication

Check our new publication: “About the Variability of Tire and Road Wear Marker Components in Air: From Emissions to Atmospheric Deposition” in Environmental Science & Technology."  ...more

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Neue SFB Publikation

Glückwunsch an unser C03 Team! Der Artikel "Degradation Behavior of Aliphatic−Aromatic Polyesters: from Microplastic-free Composting to Enzyme-Driven Recycling Possibility" zeigt dass Struktur-Eigenschafts-Abbau-Beziehung wichtig sind um nachhaltige Polymere mit maßgeschneiderten Abbauprofilen zu entwickeln.  ...more

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CRC 1357 PhD Symposium

The doctoral student group of SFB 1357 Microplastics travelled to Bremerhaven and visited the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for an intensive scientific discourse and to expand their network.  ...more

Prof Laforsch and Dr Löder are highly cited researchers

Congratulation!

Congratulations to Prof. Laforsch and Dr. Löder on this special award "Highly Cited Researchers 2025": it honours the 1% of scientists whose publications are cited most frequently worldwide. An overview of all publications of tht CRC can be found in the "Publications" section.  ...more

Collaborative Research Centre 1357 Microplastics

The Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1357: "Microplastics - Understanding the mechanisms and processes of biological effects, transport and formation: From model to complex systems as a basis for new solutions" investigates the formation, migration and effects of microplastics and develops new approaches to solving this immense environmental problem.

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