With the aid of innovative statistical methods, researchers explore the complex interplay between life cycle, environmental factors and genetic information using wheat as an example. more...

Giants with microscopic muscles – New findings reveal the structure of the dexterous elephant trunk. more...

The management of the HU systematically clarifies cases of misconduct and places the person accused on leave. Those affected are asked to come forward. more...

The European Commission is funding the European higher education alliance Circle U., of which Humboldt-Universität is a member, for four more years. more...

Researchers at the Institute for Theoretical Biology at Humboldt Universität have solved a long-standing mathematical puzzle about the emergence of electrical activity patterns during insect flight. Together with colleagues at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, they report a novel function for electrical synapses in governing the flight of fruit flies in the current issue of Nature. more...