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 . Developmental Biology . Genetics . Medicine . Neurosciences . Structural Biology

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Optogenetics

October 18, 2010

‘Optogenetic’ tools hold clinical promise, with the potential for modulating activity of brain circuits involved in neurological disorders or restoring vision loss. [more]

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

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Ecological genomics

October 18, 2010

Ecological genomics aims to understand how organisms’ genes have been shaped by their natural environments. [more]

Behavioural Biology . Cell Biology . Developmental Biology . Evolutionary Biology . Genetics . Immunobiology . Infection Biology . Medicine . Microbiology . Neurosciences . Physiology . Plant Research . Structural Biology

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Self-organisation in biology

October 18, 2010

Understanding biological self-organization may change the way we think about development, cell differentiation and disease pathogenesis. [more]

Cell Biology . Developmental Biology . Genetics . Immunobiology . Neurosciences . Structural Biology

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Protein folding

October 18, 2010

Understanding protein folding will aid the development of therapies that remove or prevent the formation of misfolded protein clumps. [more]

 
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