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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Max-Planck-Gesellschaft webmaster@gv.mpg.de Going live – immune cell activation in multiple sclerosis New indicator molecules visualise the activation of auto-aggressive T cells in the body as never before http://www.mpg.de/7261098/immune-cell-activation-MS Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:00 +0200 Eyes on the prey Researchers analyse the hunting behaviour of fish larvae in virtual reality http://www.mpg.de/7259556/hunting-behaviour-zebrafish-larvae Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200 “Whodunnit” of Irish potato famine solved An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-nineteenth century http://www.mpg.de/7258079/potato_blight Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 +0200 Asian lady beetles use biological weapons against their European relatives Invasive species from Eastern Asia uses microsporidia in order to out-compete native lady beetles http://www.mpg.de/7246516/Asian-lady-beetles Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:00 +0200 Sulfate aerosols cool climate less than assumed Life span of cloud-forming sulfate particles in the air is shorter than assumed due to a sulfur dioxide oxidation pathway which has been neglected in climate models so far http://www.mpg.de/7248507/sulfate-aerosol-clouds-climate Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200 Experience leads to the growth of new brain cells A new study examines how individuality develops http://www.mpg.de/7241875/individuality Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Simultaneous breeding and moulting reduces fitness Brush finches fly more slowly if they are reproducing and moulting at the same time http://www.mpg.de/7134453/brush-finches-fitness Wed, 08 May 2013 23:00:00 +0200 Cause of genetic disease discovered Mutated protein causes congenital joint contractures and intellectual disability http://www.mpg.de/7242146/AMC-genetic-disease Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:00 +0200 “A byword for European justice” Interview with Burkhard Hess, Founding Director at the new Max Planck Institute in Luxembourg http://www.mpg.de/7242400/Interview-Burkhard-Hess Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:00 +0200 …and now for the weather on Mars In the north of the red planet, snowfalls occur with great regularity and can be predicted quite accurately http://www.mpg.de/7241305/Mars-weather Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:00 +0200 Electronics comes to paper Paper, being a light and foldable raw material, is a cost-efficient and simple means of generating electrically conducting structures http://www.mpg.de/7239441/paper-electronics Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:00 +0200 Blind and yet not blind Flies use different nerve cell circuits to process motion and position information http://www.mpg.de/7228547/flies-motion-perception Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:00 +0200 New mechanism discovered in meiosis Inactivated, but still active – how modification of an enzyme governs critical processes in sexual reproduction http://www.mpg.de/7227575/meiosis Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200 A heavyweight for Einstein Observations of the most massive neutron star confirm Einstein's Relativity Theory http://www.mpg.de/7127350/supermassive-neutron-star Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0200 Cellulose goes off the rails Without microtubule guidance cellulose causes changes in organ patterns during growth http://www.mpg.de/7120659/cellulose-plant-growth Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200 Material loss protects teeth against fatigue failure Computer simulation shows that the reduction of natural dental wear might be the main cause for widely spread non-carius cervical lesions (the loss of enamel and dentine at the base of the crown) in our teeth http://www.mpg.de/7114711/teeth_material_loss Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Putting the brakes on Parkinson's Anle138b prevents clumping of synunclein protein http://www.mpg.de/7115196/Parkinson-therapy Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0200 Massive amounts of charcoal enter the worlds' oceans Wild fire residue is washed out of the soil and transported to the sea by rivers http://www.mpg.de/7112434/charcoal_oceans Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Two second Earths Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets in the constellation of Lyra where habitable conditions probably exist http://www.mpg.de/7106022/extra-solar_planets Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0200 A galaxy is not enough Astronomers discover that behind the most productive star systems more hide http://www.mpg.de/7108457/productive_star_systems Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200