Bakteriopolis

In the organizer's words:

Discover the invisible inhabitants that populate our world - small, fascinating and full of surprises.

Bacteria are among the oldest and most diverse life forms on earth. They live almost everywhere: in the air, in water, in the soil or even on and in our bodies. As bacteria are extremely small, they usually remain hidden from our eyes. Nevertheless, they perform key tasks: They break down organic material (for example, plant residues on a compost), aid in digestion, enable the production of food and play an important role in research, medicine and the environment. In this exhibition, you will learn about their amazing abilities and find out how they live together in complex communities. Because bacteria rarely live alone. They exchange nutrients and chemical signals, cooperate and adapt to their environment together. This close coexistence gives rise to complex structures - bacterial cities that are reminiscent of human metropolises in terms of organization and division of labour.

The exhibition is aimed at anyone interested in science and is free of charge.

Guided tours on request
We offer group tours outside regular opening hours.

Information

• Language: German or English

• Duration: approx. 1 hour

• Number of participants: min. 10 people

Are you interested?
Then please send us your preferred date to info@cosmo-wissenschaftsforum.de.
Please also let us know whether you would like a general tour or a themed tour with researchers.

Project participants:

• Dresden University of Technology

  • Chair of General Microbiology

  • Chair of Multimedia Technology

• Leibniz Institute DSMZ GmbH-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH

• studio.fragil - Sandro Berneis, Dresden

• Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf