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 . 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 . 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]

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 . 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]

Ecology . Evolutionary Biology

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Patterns and maintenance of biodiversity

October 18, 2010

Biodiversity is essential for ecosystems to function well and to provide services that are critical for human health, yet it is threatened globally, largely by anthropogenic activity. [more]

 
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