Foreword

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Foreword

October 18, 2010

The Max Planck Society conducts research at the frontiers of knowledge. For this reason, we always pay particular attention to any research fields that are developing dynamically and presenting new scientific challenges. [more]

Contributors

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Cell Biology . Computer Science . Developmental Biology . Medicine . Structural Biology

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Visual proteomics

October 18, 2010

Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) gives scientists the power to achieve nanometer scale, 3D imaging of unperturbed cellular environments. [more]

Behavioural Biology . Cell Biology . Developmental Biology . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Medicine . Neurosciences . Physiology . Structural Biology

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Perception, learning and memory

October 18, 2010

Perception, learning and memory are interconnected processes controlled by the coordinated activity of molecules, synapses, cells and neural networks within the brain. [more]

Cell Biology . Ecology . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Plant Research

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Interactions of plants with their environment

October 18, 2010

Genetically-equipped field laboratories and molecularly-trained field biologists are needed to explore the links between plants and their environment, and use them for practical application. [more]

Cell Biology . Developmental Biology . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Medicine . Neurosciences

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Ageing and ageing-related disease

October 18, 2010

Ageing is a complex process of accumulation of damage, and is the major risk factor for the predominant killer diseases in developed countries.
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Cell Biology . Chemistry . Climate Research . Complex Systems . Computer Science . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Material Sciences . Microbiology . Plant Research . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

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Forever young

October 18, 2010

Catalysis is an interdisciplinary science that encompasses breakthroughs from the smallest quantum scales to the largest engineered reactors. [more]

Behavioural Biology . Cognitive Science . Cultural Studies . Linguistics . Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Exploring behavioral development

October 18, 2010

Studies on the plasticity of behavioural development across ages could help better explain and even enhance human behavioural development.
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Behavioural Biology . Cognitive Science . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Linguistics . Neurosciences . Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Language and genetics

October 18, 2010

Genetic methods have revolutionized research into many aspects of languages, including the tracing of their origins. [more]

Climate Research . Cultural Studies . Earth Sciences . Ecology . Jurisprudence . Microbiology . Plant Research

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Understanding the Sea

October 18, 2010

The world’s oceans serve as a source of energy and natural resources, and play a crucial role in global weather patterns, but they are under threat from overconsumption of resources, pollution and climate change. [more]

 
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