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  02.11.2026

  It’s the quantity that matters: How Gut Archaea Activate the Immune System

  How does the human immune system recognise archaea that naturally occur in the gut? A research team from the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)  and the Medical University of Graz has investigated how immune cells respond to the two common gut archaea, Methanosphaera stadtmanae and Methanobrevibacter smithii. The findings show that both species trigger a similar immune response, but dif

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  26.10.2026

  Nachruf auf Prof. Dr. Ernst Theodor Rietschel

  Das FZB trauert um Prof. Dr. Ernst Rietschel, der am 20. Oktober 2026 im Alter von 85 Jahren verstarb. Mit ihm verliert das Forschungszentrum Borstel eine herausragende Wissenschaftlerpersönlichkeit, einen visionären Wissenschaftsmanager und vor allem einen außergewöhnlichen Menschen.

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  22.10.2026

  LCI Retreat 2026: Three institutes, two days, countless ideas

  Three institutes, two days, countless ideas: On 1 and 2 October the LCI Retreat in Bad Segeberg brought together researchers and staff from the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), the Research Centre Borstel (FZB) and the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) to explore what can emerge when different expertise, perspectives and ideas meet.