Stem Cells

Scientists discover potential pause button in human development

Humans could also possess a mechanism to temporarily slow down the development of an embryo more

Where to put head and tail?

beta-catenin discovered as a new key player in the formation of the main body axis during mammalian embryogenesis more

Stem cell Noah's Ark

Artificial transcription factor reprograms cells of human and different animal species with high efficiency more

Cardiac regeneration becomes possible

In mice reprogramming of energy metabolism restores cardiac function after infarction more

mersitem with and without RDR1

Salicylic acid and RNA interference confer stem cell immunity to pathogens more

Career choice in stem cells: Predetermined or self-selected?

Max Planck Scientists show how the signaling molecules BMP and FGF act as antagonists during embryonic development more

Scarless wound healing

An ERK-dependent molecular switch antagonizes fibrosis and promotes regeneration more

Hammock for brain organoids

Novel microelectrode array system enables long-term culture and electrophysiological analysis more

More than microscopes can show

Computer simulations visualize how an essential stem cell protein opens wrapped DNA
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“We fell in love with the city”

Stem Cell researcher Ludovic Vallier is a new Max Planck Fellow at MPIMG more

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Scientists discover potential pause button in human development

Humans could also possess a mechanism to temporarily slow down the development of an embryo more

Stem cell Noah's Ark

Artificial transcription factor reprograms cells of human and different animal species with high efficiency more

Cardiac regeneration becomes possible

In mice reprogramming of energy metabolism restores cardiac function after infarction more

Secrets of thymus formation revealed

Max Planck researchers identify epithelial stem cells that control the growth of the thymus at different stages of life more

retina organoid

Coronavirus not only infects the human retina, but can also replicate in it more

2021 Animal Welfare Research Prize for Max Planck researchers

Max Planck researchers lay the foundation for the automated production and analysis of human 3D tissues for drug and toxicity research more

Synthetic tissue model with blood vessels

Researchers investigate which material properties support vessel formation more

Cell-based method for the regeneration of myelin

Direct reprogramming of pericytes in oligodendrocyte precursors as a potential basis for cell-based therapeutic strategy more

Embryonic development in a Petri dish

3D cell culturing technique could replace mouse embryos more

Midbrain organoids for automated chemical screening and disease research

Max Planck Innovation licenses process for the generation of organ-like tissue aggregates to biotech company StemoniX more

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A new genome for regeneration research

First complete genome assembly of planarian flatworm reveals treasure trove on the function and evolution of genes more

Crowding in the skin

Stem cells sense neighbourhood density to make decisions on their behaviour more

Scientists discover that three-dimensional liver buds grown in a dish from stem cells mimic the molecular signatures observed during the natural development of human liver more

Stem cells leave blood vessels in areas of the bone marrow with low blood flow

Hematopoietic stem cells adhere to net-like blood vessels and transmigrate more

A tiny change with considerable consequences

A single nucleotide substitution likely contributed to the evolutionary expansion of the human neocortex more

No blood vessels without <em>cloche</em>

After 20 years of searching scientists discover the mystic gene controlling vessel and blood cell growth in the embryo more

“No authorization exists for such research”

The human geneticist Stefan Mundlos warns against intervention in the human germline made possible by the CRISPR/Cas ‘gene scissors’ more

A gene for brain size - only found in humans

Following the traces of evolution: Max Planck Researchers find a key to the reproduction of brain stem cells more

Researchers have developed a new method to reproduce large genomic rearrangements in mice more

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Heart regeneration

Heart regeneration

Video July 21, 2016

Newts possess the ability to regenerate even parts of their hearts. The key to this amazing skill are dedifferentiated cells. Thomas Braun wants to uncover how mature heart cells can rewind their development program and be returned to an earlier, more primitive state. more

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