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A new study in @NatureComms finds that extreme climate events⛈️🌡️ endanger groundwater quality and stability when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil. This is the result of an 8-year analysis within the @CRC_AquaDiva project. https://t.co/FJ1Q8TWDh6

Is organic carbon in sedimentary rocks tasty?🤔Turns out that groundwater microbes really like eating it 🤤Check out our new paper "Old but not ancient: Rock-leached organic carbon drives groundwater microbiomes" by @heinze_beatrix et al. https://t.co/YP4QGjJ1w0

Our collaborators from @MarineMicrobio found novel mitochondria-like endosymbionts in ciliates that breath nitrate instead of oxygen in Hainich groundwater 👏🦠🧬💧 https://t.co/TKTb3ekoDq

🌟What an amazing event it was! 🌟 Thank you to our team 💪and everyone who joined us at #LNDW 2024 in Jena. We welcomed around 500 people and enjoyed countless enriching conversations about groundwater and what influences it. #ScienceCommunication

The @microverse_exc panel evaluation took place last Friday, November 15, in Bonn. Now, we're keeping our fingers crossed for a positive decision. Huge thanks to the team for their incredible collaboration throughout this journey!✨

🌍💧From soil to groundwater: Explore the journey of clay nanoparticles - guardians or hidden threats? Join us for an exciting session at Long Night of Science on 22.11.2024 in Jena. #LNDW #Nanoparticle #ScienceCommunication https://t.co/uvPuxSZ8kI

🔬🦠Discover the secrets of microorganisms living underground and their role in groundwater. Join us for an enlightening session at Long Night of Science on 22.11.2024 in Jena #LNDW #Microbes #ScienceCommunication https://t.co/Nb9JcfAqFi

📅🌍Save the date! Join us on 22.11.2024 for the Long Night of Science in Jena. We will be there and cannot wait to share our science with you! #LNDW #Science #Groundwater https://t.co/SPtG4cXatW

Exciting times ahead! With sampling in the Äspö Tunnel complete, our team is diving into data analysis over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for fascinating insights and a closer look at the hidden world beneath our feet!🔬🦠

Awesome kick off #Microbes2024 - Connecting Environment & Health! Inspiring talks from our spokespersons Reinhold Förster (@RESIST_cluster), Kirsten Küsel & Andreas Peschel (@CoE_CMFI). A great start to explore the vital links between microbes, health & our planet! @kuesel_lab

Our colleague presented her research yesterday at the #ISPB2024 in Hamamatsu, Japan! Her talk on "Unveiling plasmid functionality in a pristine groundwater system dominated by candidate phyla radiation (CPR) bacteria" was a success. Wishing her continued inspiration!😊

Researchers in the #lifesciences @UniJena & @uniklinik_jena, watch out! 📢📷#funds to support your #research projects! Deadline: 3009.2024 LIFE Connect https://t.co/bxA1mSIXf5 Please RT!

The #isme19 Conference wrapped up on Friday, and our team in Cape Town had an incredible time connecting with colleagues and exchanging knowledge. We’re inspired by the scientific discussions and look forward to bringing these insights back to our work! #ISME2024

Proud to be part of the @ISME_microbes conference that kicked off yesterday in Cape Town! Seven colleagues from the Küsel Lab are sharing their research through talks and posters. Excited for a week of scientific discussions and new connections! #ISME19 #ResearchInAction

Good luck to our doctoral student @Sharma_AlishAA! She's at @cemess_vienna , collaborating with Prof. Kitzinger and Prof. Schintlmeister. Alisha is working on CARD-FISHing to uncover the role of chemolithoautotrophs and mixotrophs in CO2 fixation within carbonate rock aquifers.👏

Excited to share that our Post-Doc @aadjiep attended the @VoM_2024 Conference in Australia! It was a fantastic chance to showcase cutting-edge research and connect with global experts. 🌏👏#VoM2024 #Research

Great day, great @kuesel_lab team! 🌟This year for our team event, we paddled 16 km down the beautiful river Saale.🚣‍♀️🏞️👏#JenaSaale

🙂Our doctoral researcher, Lucia Winkler, is currently working with Negar Haghipour at ETH Zurich in Prof. C. Magnabosco's lab. They are using accelerator mass spectrometry to measure 14C-labeled samples and assess CO2 fixation rates in groundwater. Best of luck!💦🦠#groundwater

👏Our postdoc Dinesh Sanka L. Chetti is attending the 5th Plant Microbiome Symposium in Amsterdam, June 17-21. He will be presenting a poster on his research on phyllosphere bacterial dynamics and community assembly in temperate forests. 🍃🦠📊Wishing him all the best!#PMS2024