Welcome at Faculty Biological Sciences

At Goethe University, genetic engineering work can now be documented digitally using open-source software operated by the University Library on its own servers. Researchers can use a new workflow to integrate their records directly into their ongoing laboratory documentation, rather than keeping them separately in paper-based folders.

In mid-September, the Honeybee Research Center in Oberursel opened its new home. The timber building – which cost more than €15 million and was designed with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind – was financed by the Polytechnische Gesellschaft. Goethe University will cover the costs of equipping, maintaining and operating the institute.

Goethe University and Senckenberg are further expanding their joint research into the interactions between biodiversity and climate: Since September 1, Prof. Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz has held the newly established professorship in “Interaction Ecology and Climate”.

The Egyptian goose, native to Africa, is considered an invasive species of Europe-wide significance. An analysis of Egyptian geese from the Wetterau region reveals an opportunistic, predominantly herbivorous diet and a surprisingly diverse parasite fauna.