Origin of life: The chicken-and-the-egg problem
A LMU team has shown that slight alterations in transfer-RNA molecules (tRNAs) allow them to self-assemble into a functional unit that can replicate information exponentially.
LMU Newsroom
What is going on at LMU? Everything at a glance in the LMU Newsroom – news, events, interviews, backgrounds, stories.
News from LMU
Improved vectors for ocular gene therapy
Gene therapies to mitigate the effects of mutations that cause blindness are undergoing rapid development. Novel gene vectors reduce the risks associated with these procedures.
When are people most likely to follow COVID-19 rules?
When it comes to pandemic restrictions, we are more likely to follow the example of our friends rather than our own principles, shows Ophelia Deroy.
The challenge of diversity
Social anthropologist Eveline Dürr discusses cultural diversity, its conceptual construction and connotations, and the conflicting emotions it evokes.
Corona Lectures: Highlighting the work of junior researchers
In the LMU’s series of Corona Lectures, three medical professionals from the LMU Medical Center will report on their clinical experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.
Did Darwinian evolution begin before life itself?
LMU physicists demonstrate that fundamental characteristics of polymeric molecules, such as their subunit composition, are sufficient to trigger selection processes in a plausible prebiotic setting.
Events at LMU
09.03.21 | Corona Lectures: The race against new variants
Lecture given by Professor Michael Hoelscher, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LMU
16.03.21 | E-Conference Series: Accessibility, Usability & Inclusion
Students and staff, focusing on solving global health problems, have the opportunity to participate in this e-conference.
Ongoing exhibition project | "featuring:_"
A graduation exhibition created by students of the bachelor’s degree program in Art and Multimedia (School of Arts)
INSIGHTS. Magazine
Insider knowledge
Ralf Kölbel discusses the motivations, social roles, and the legal protections that apply to whistleblowers.
Erik Schilling speaks about "The yearning for immediacy"
Are we just deceiving ourselves, if we believe in clarity and consistency?
In search of the big answers
Physicist Fabian Grusdt talks about his career and his passion for physics.
