Homepage Newsroom Microbiology (B&M) From the oilfield to the lab December 22, 2021 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) A special microbe turns oil into gases all by itself more Scientific highlights 2021 December 22, 2021 Astronomy Astrophysics Biodiversity Climate Corona Earth Sciences Genetics Human History Immunobiology Infection Biology Language Medicine Microbiology (B&M) Neanderthals Psychology Quantum Physics Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2021 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more First overview of archaea in vertebrates October 26, 2021 Microbiology (B&M) Uncovering how host relatedness influences the diversity of archaea in the vertebrate gut more Specialist consumers of tough algal sugars September 30, 2021 Microbiology (B&M) Verrucomicrobiota have a special role in the degradation of algal blooms more New insights into genetic inheritance in bacteria September 24, 2021 Genetics Microbiology (B&M) A multidisciplinary study reveals how a molecular switch controls the distribution of bacterial DNA more Show more