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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Max-Planck-Gesellschaft webmaster@gv.mpg.de Persistent sensory experience is good for the ageing brain Rewiring in the brain is life-long http://www.mpg.de/5813329/rewiring_ageing_brain Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:00 +0200 Tobacco plants advertise their defensive readiness to attacking leafhoppers Herbivores evaluate their host’s readiness for defence http://www.mpg.de/5811296/plants_defence Wed, 23 May 2012 16:11:00 +0200 Rapid coral death by a deadly chain reaction Soil erosion in tropical coastal areas accelerates coral death http://www.mpg.de/5810970/coral_death_chain_reaction Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:00 +0200 Probability of contamination from severe nuclear reactor accidents is higher than expected Western Europe has the worldwide highest risk of radioactive contamination caused by major reactor accidents http://www.mpg.de/5809418/reactor_accidents Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:00 +0200 The living fossils of brain evolution Göttingen scientists reconstruct a radical change during the evolution of the brain http://www.mpg.de/5808860/fossils_brain_evolution Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:00 +0200 G protein-coupled receptor mediates the action of castor oil Action mechanism of one of the oldest drugs known to man elucidated http://www.mpg.de/5808639/receptor_castor_oil Mon, 21 May 2012 21:00:00 +0200 Rare neurons discovered in monkey brains Max Planck scientists discover brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness and empathy in humans http://www.mpg.de/5808445/von_economo_neurons Mon, 21 May 2012 16:38:00 +0200 Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D Max Planck scientists decipher the structure of bacterial injection needles at atomic resolution http://www.mpg.de/5801544/bacterial_weapons_3D Mon, 21 May 2012 12:28:00 +0200 New details about gene regulation explained The transcription factor P-TEFb regulates RNA polymerase based on an unexpected pattern http://www.mpg.de/5800779/details_gene_regulation Sat, 19 May 2012 08:13:00 +0200 A crowning success for crayfish Australian freshwater crayfish have a tooth enamel very similar to humans http://www.mpg.de/5800546/crayfish_tooth_enamel Fri, 18 May 2012 13:49:00 +0200 Fuel for the Black Hole First investigations with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer reveal the dust torus around the black hole in a galactic nucleus http://www.mpg.de/5800285/fuel_black_hole Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 +0200 Gold lenses used to create gamma optics A fundamental assumption of physics is toppled: even extremely high-energy radiation is refracted in suitable materials such as silicon or gold http://www.mpg.de/5799885/gold_lenses_gamma_optics Fri, 18 May 2012 06:25:00 +0200 Europe’s courts under reform pressure The European Court of Justice is facing tremendous challenges. A study by the Hamburg-based Max Planck Institute for Private Law outlines the reasons why, and sets out solution proposals. http://www.mpg.de/5798998/european_court_reform Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 +0200 Vesta seen in colors New results prove that Dawn’s target asteroid is a relict from an early phase of planetary evolution http://www.mpg.de/5790476/Vesta_in_colors Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:00 +0200 An incisive design solution: the spider’s venomous fang Among the factors that make spiders successful predators is the ingeniously composed and structured material of their fangs. http://www.mpg.de/5789206/spider_venomous_fangs Thu, 10 May 2012 15:38:00 +0200 OD and SH – two new molecules in space The German GREAT receiver on board of the flying observatory SOFIA studies the birth of stars in the galaxy http://www.mpg.de/5788030/new_molecules_in_space Thu, 10 May 2012 12:39:00 +0200 Glial cells supply nerve fibres with energy-rich metabolic products Glial cells pass on metabolites to neurons http://www.mpg.de/5786721/glial_cells_metabolites Thu, 10 May 2012 10:13:00 +0200 Chimpanzee cultures differ between neighbors Despite similar ecological conditions neighboring chimpanzee groups use different hammers to crack nuts http://www.mpg.de/5773119/Chimpanzee_tool_use Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 The Sun’s crowning glory Max Planck scientists use sophisticated monitoring methods and computer simulations to examine the sun’s corona http://www.mpg.de/5788347/suns_crowning_glory Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Think global, act local: new roles for protein synthesis at synapses Max Planck researchers find over 2500 mRNA along dendrites and axons http://www.mpg.de/5785427/protein_synthesis_synapses Wed, 09 May 2012 18:00:00 +0200