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Ecology . Microbiology
4,000 metres under the ice
April 08, 2013
The Arctic is one of the habitats undergoing the most radical transformation as a result of climate change. Nobody can predict the effects it will have on biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean. [more]
Infection Biology . Medicine
Biting back at malaria
May 03, 2012
Max Planck researchers are searching for vulnerabilities in the life cycle of the malaria parasite [more]
Immunobiology . Infection Biology . Medicine
Tuberculosis vaccine being tested in Phase II trial
March 23, 2012
New vaccine expected to provide better protection against tuberculosis in the future [more]
Computer Science . Genetics . Medicine
Bioinformatics and epigenetics – computer-aided cancer diagnosis
March 01, 2012
Max Planck researchers use ingenious software programs in their quest for biomarkers for clinical cancer diagnosis [more]
Chemistry . Medicine
Biology-oriented synthesis (BIOS) – cancer drugs based on natural models
February 27, 2012
Max Planck researchers develop methods to simplify the search for effective substances and their synthesis [more]
Immunobiology . Infection Biology . Medicine
The tangled NETs of the immune system
April 27, 2011
Some cells of the immune system catch bacteria: They cast out nets made of proteins and DNA in which the pathogens get tangled up and die [more]
Cell Biology . Medicine
Proteomics – towards developing a library of cancer proteins
February 08, 2011
Scientists analyse the proteins within cells to identify tumour cells at an early stage. [more]
Behavioural Biology
Bats have both a magnete and a sun compass
December 15, 2010
On their foraging trips at night bats navigate with the earth's magnetic field and the sunset [more]
