Biological warfare with insects?

Genetically modified insects could disrupt international food trade

Genetically modified organisms for pest control could end up as contaminants in agricultural products throughout the globe more

Transgene insects: scientists call for more open data

Max Planck scientists analysing the release of genetically modified insects into the environment have found that the available scientific information can be misleading more

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Elucidating cuttlefish camouflage

October 17, 2018

Computational image analysis of behaving cuttlefish reveals principles of control and development of a biological invisibility cloak

A chemical criterion for rating movies

October 17, 2018

The isoprene concentration in the air is an objective indicator for setting the age rating of films

Artificial intelligence controls quantum computers

October 05, 2018

Neural networks enable learning of error correction strategies for computers based on quantum physics

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The lecture by Emmanuelle Charpentier will focus on the individual steps of research that ultimately led to the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, and on some relevant applications in life sciences / Berlin October 25, 2018

Flight and trauma

Video March 15, 2018

Traumatic experiences arising from flight from war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life.

The school for T Cells

Video August 17, 2017

Immunobiology

The lamprey has no thymus gland. Max Planck scientist Thomas Böhm wants to know how it copes with bacteria and viruses.

Cryptography

Video May 04, 2017

Computer Science Quantum Physics

In principle, almost any encryption key can be broken - all you need is the right computing power. The situation is different, however, with quantum cryptography. Gerd Leuchs is researching this encryption technology of the future.

Climate: how the earth breathes

Video February 06, 2017

Climate Earth Sciences

Researchers understand Earth’s climate system very accurately by now. For a long time, however, an important piece of the puzzle remained very elusive - the role played by vegetation and soils.

From the Institutes

MPI for Brain Research

October 17, 2018 Elucidating cuttlefish camouflage more

MPI for Chemical Ecology

October 17, 2018 Symbiosis of burying beetles more

MPI for Chemistry

October 17, 2018 A chemical criterion for rating movies more

MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology

October 10, 2018 Wild chimpanzees share food with friends more

MPI for Biological Cybernetics

October 09, 2018 Anorexia nervosa patients prefer underweight bodies more

MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

October 08, 2018 Origin of life in membraneless protocells more