Press releases on animals in research and teaching
Microplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals [26.11.2025]
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen – the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study. The findings of a joint study from the University of Helsinki, University of Zurich, University of Hohenheim, and Technical University of Munich not only shed light on...more
Agroforst in viticulture:
Trees strengthen vines – with the same wine quality [09.09.2025]
Vines in the shade of trees: So-called Vitiforst systems can significantly improve the water supply and nutrient availability for the vines – without changing the quality of the wine. Researchers at the Universities of Hohenheim and Freiburg have reached this conclusion together with multiple wine-growing families in Ayl (Rhineland-Palatinate). Since 2007, the team has been...more
Nature publication:
Mechanical tensions as a driver of evolution [03.09.2025]
When embryos grow, cells and tissue are constantly bumping into each other. This creates considerable mechanical tensions that could endanger the development of the animal. A research team from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the Japanese RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Kobe have now discovered that fly embryos have sophisticated strategies to...more
Cell Publication:
How Plants Regulate Their Defenses [22.08.2025]
Tomato plants possess a sophisticated system to protect themselves against herbivores: the signaling peptide Systemin triggers a cascade of plant defense responses. A research team from the University of Tübingen and the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart has now discovered that tomato plants possess a previously unknown natural Systemin antagonist named antiSys. AntiSys...more
Bread of the future:
How to make wheat bread even more nutritious [25.06.2025]
Wheat contains many valuable nutrients – and can help to make a diet with bread even healthier. However, the nutrient content depends on the type of wheat. A rapid test method could help to increase the nutrient content of wheat along the entire value chain. Researchers at the State Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Hohenheim have reached this result. In the...more
Excellence Strategy:
University of Hohenheim scores highly in the awarding of Clusters of Excellence [22.05.2025]
Participation in two Clusters of Excellence: This is the University of Hohenheim’s assessment at today’s announcement of the results of the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments. “GreenRobust” is a joint cluster with the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg. It is dedicated to the question of how plants can remain functional despite environmental stress...more
More Sustainability in the EU:
European Bioeconomy University Celebrates Fifth Anniversary [27.11.2024]
8 partner universities, 21 joint EU projects in education and research, 172 students: The 5-year balance sheet of the European Bioeconomy University (EBU) is impressive. Six leading European universities in the field of bioeconomy joined forces to form this alliance in 2019 on the initiative of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, and in 2023 they were joined by two...more
Animal teamwork: birds, bees and bats working together means more macadamia nuts [06.11.2024]
The interaction of bees, bats and birds has a decisive influence on the quantity and quality of macadamia nuts. This is the conclusion reached by an international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim. The effectiveness of animal ecosystem services - pollination and biological pest control- also depends on the altitude of the area and whether it...more
Wind energy:
Misinformation about wind farms is widespread [21.10.2024]
Wind turbines are harmful to health and economically inefficient - such misinformation undermines the social acceptance of wind turbines. However, they are widespread and meet with great approval: over a quarter of respondents in representative studies involving the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart agree with a variety of misinformation. This mainly depends on the...more
"Science" publication:
Ants have been farming – for 66 million years [17.10.2024]
Humans are not the only ones who farm – ants have been practicing this art for much longer. They cultivate fungi. For more than 66 million years, as demonstrated by researchers with the support of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. This was made possible by gene sequencing, from which an evolutionary tree of the fungi could be generated. By combining this with the ants'...more
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