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New Video Available: How scientists at the University of Vienna reveal the power of desert soil microbes

17.06.2026 DOME

Evolutionary processes shape bacterial populations in the human gut

06.05.2026 DOME

In addition to diet and medication, transmission between people can also play an important role in the microbiome

This was the Long Night of Research 2026 at CeMESS

05.05.2026 CeMESS

More than 12,000 people attended the University of Vienna’s venues during this year’s Long Night of Research. At the Vienna BioCenter, 1,500 visitors…

New Study: Methane is present in surface waters of Mondsee and Attersee – why is it there and why should we care?

30.04.2026 DOME

A new study from the research group of Barbara Bayer at DOME | CeMESS discovered that the two Austrian lakes Mondsee and Attersee are a source of…

New Publication in Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds higher additive leaching and ecotoxicity from retreaded tire particles

28.04.2026 EDGE

Retreaded tires are a major part of the commercial tire market and a key source of wear particles, yet their environmental risks remain…

Amazon understory forests show short-term boost in CO₂ uptake – but this comes at a cost

28.04.2026 TER

Experimental increases in CO2 stimulated plant growth are facilitated by re-distributed root systems to extract nutrient resources more efficiently

Out now in Nature Communications: Breastfed babies balance bacteria in developing microbiome

24.04.2026 DOME

First study to identify the mutualistic relationship between E.coli and Bifidobacterium and highlights potential for future synbiotics

Thilo Hofmann featured on Krone TV’s “Wiener Wissen” and Podcast

23.04.2026 EDGE

Thilo Hofmann (EDGE | CeMESS) appeared twice in Krone’s “Wiener Wissen” formats, joining a televised talk show on Krone TV alongside fellow…

New publication on standards for microbiome analysis by metagenomics in Nature Microbiology

23.04.2026 DOME

Joana Séneca, Petra Pjevac and David Berry from the Joint Microbiome Facility (JMF) and DOME | CeMESS (University of Vienna) contributed to a new…