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 . 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 . Evolutionary Biology . Structural Biology

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Macromolecular complexes

October 18, 2010

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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 . Chemistry . Complex Systems . Material Sciences . Particle Physics . Quantum Physics . Solid State Research

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Matter in new light and why light matters

October 18, 2010

In the coming decade, the creation of artificial materials with new optical properties, especially along lines inspired by biomaterials, will revolutionize optics. [more]

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 . Cell Biology . Cognitive Science . Medicine . Neurosciences

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Plasticity of the human brain

October 18, 2010

The human brain changes throughout life in response to experience — a process called plasticity. [more]

 
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