Microscope image of the alga Chara sp., which belongs to the stoneworts and shows a complex body plan (2000 micrometres corresponds to 2 millimetres) Photo: Tatyana Darienko
Göttingen University to coordinate next stage of DFG Priority Programme MAdland
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has confirmed the second funding period for the Priority Programme "MAdLand - Molecular Adaptation to Land: plant evolution to change". The research project will be coordinated by the University of Göttingen with funding of more than seven million euros over the next three years. Before the dawn of plants on land, the surface of our planet was covered by microscopic life. Plant terrestrialization changed this, giving rise to all the flora we see around us. Yet, this was an enormous undertaking as land is a challenging environment. "MAdLand" investigates how plants have adapted to severe changes in their environment to find ways to inform and support life now. ...
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