New research field: Peter Hegemann (formerly of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) and Georg Nagel (formerly of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics), together with Carl Deisseroth (Stanford ...

“My third observation relates to the nature of the Milky Way (...) No matter which part of it one targets with the telescope, one finds a huge number of stars, several of which are quite large and ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...

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Solid-state batteries could store electricity more efficiently and safely in the future than today's batteries with liquid electrolytes. Space charges that form in solid-state batteries have so far ...

Scientists in the Multisensory Perception and Action Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, led by Jan Souman and Marc Ernst, have now presented the first empirical ...

Peter Hans Hofschneider, for whom the award is named, was born in Stuttgart on February 14, 1929. He studied medicine, biology and psychology in Tübingen, Freiburg and Heidelberg. Today, he is ...

Former Presidents of the Max Planck Society (MPG) and the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (KWG) ...

Max Planck Alumni is the worldwide network connecting current and former members of the Max Planck Society. It brings together people from different scientific disciplines, professional backgrounds ...

The scientists initially focused on the DNA in the mitochondria which is small and particularly easy to retrieve. In 2008, they published the first fully decoded mitochondrial genome of a Neandertal.

A longitudinal study examines organ donation rates of deceased individuals in five countries with an opt-out system (Argentina, Chile, Sweden, Uruguay, and Wales). The switch from an opt-in to an ...