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 . Cognitive Science . Ecology . Genetics . Medicine

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Modern psychiatry

October 18, 2010

Genome wide association studies have uncovered the importance of multiple gene variants in psychiatric disorders. [more]

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]

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]

Cell Biology . Complex Systems . Ecology . Material Sciences . Medicine . Plant Research . Solid State Research . Structural Biology

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Biological materials sciences

October 18, 2010

Biomimetic materials science draws inspiration from natural structures to synthesize new materials with improved functionality. [more]

Complex Systems . Computer Science . Immunobiology . Infection Biology . Mathematics . Medicine

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Computational disease models

October 18, 2010

More sophisticated statistical, algorithmic and numerical methods are needed to analyse datasets with complex biological and clinical information. [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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