Nobel Prize for Svante Pääbo

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The director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig is honoured with the 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering work in the field of palaeogenetics, of which he is considered the founder Nobel Prize for Svante Pääbo

Video Portrait of Svante Pääbo

Svante Pääbo, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig is regarded as the founder of paleogenetics. In this video, he talks about what fascincates him about our anestors, the Neanderthals and Denisovans. more

The Neandertals and us

Neandertals are an extinct group of humans and the closest evolutionary relatives of humans living today. The oldest known Neandertals are about 400,000 years old and they became extinct about 40,000 years ago. They lived in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and western Siberia. more

Research news

The unread Stasi files

The unread Stasi files

September 26, 2022
Psychology Social Sciences
Study examines the motives behind former East Germans’ decisions not to view their files
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The “Oscars of Science” 

The “Oscars of Science” 

September 23, 2022
Awards Cell Biology
Anthony Hyman and Clifford Brangwynne receive the world's largest science prize, the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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Images of 2 black-and-white brain scans on a screen; a blue pencil points to the right brain scan

Show me your brain scan and I'll tell you how old you really are

September 22, 2022
Brain Medicine
Electronic comparison of MRI images opens up new possibilities for early detection of diseases
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Summer Schools 2022

Meeting up for summer school

Using the summer to explore science: Max Planck Institutes offer courses specifically for external participants
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Artemis Mentorship Programme

Artemis Mentorship Programme

Exchange experiences, learn from others, develop career prospects. This is what our mentorship programme offers to mentors at Max Planck Institutes and mentees at African universities
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Evaluation - The procedures of the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Imageflyer - English
Ordered Chaos
Annual Report 2020
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Living and working in Germany
Lise Meitner Excellence Program 2021
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Research is calling - We promote pioneers in science
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Videos 


Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

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A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases / A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awarded with the Köerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023
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How we explore the Sun

How we explore the Sun

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The Sunrise III Mission starts in summer 2022. The ballon-borne observatory has now reached an important milestone
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Flight and trauma

Flight and trauma

Video March 18, 2022
Migration Psychology
Traumatic experiences arising from flight from war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukrainian subtitles
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Covid-19: from vaccination to medication

Covid-19: from vaccination to medication

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Three pioneering experts - Uğur Şahin, Tzachi Pilpel & Patrick Cramer - discussed the future of fighting Covid-19.on Nov 11, 2021
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Optogenetics briefly explained

Optogenetics briefly explained

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Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells
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Four questions for Raisa Sherif

Four questions for Raisa Sherif

Video March 04, 2021
Social Sciences Support for young researchers
Raisa Sherif,  now a senior research fellow at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, talks about her work, what advice she has for girls who want to become researchers, and the challenges of becoming a researcher.
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From the Institutes


Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI)
The effect of the color red on brain waves more
Max Planck Innovation
CalTIC secures seed financing to develop a new class of drugs more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Microbes protect beetle larvae from pathogens more
MPI for Plant Breeding Research
Structure of wheat immune protein resolved more
MPI for Molecular Biomedicine
More than microscopes can show more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Chimpanzee stone tool diversity more
MPI for Biology of Ageing
Longer life due to faulty RNA processing more
MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
3Rs Prize for Ronald Naumann more
MPI for Evolutionary Biology
Young genes adapt faster than old ones more
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Evolution and ecological competition of multicellular life cycles more
MPI for Solar System Research
Magnetic Switchback in the Solar Corona more
MPI for Biology of Ageing
A building block for liver fitness in old age more
MPI for Polymer Research
Suffocating cancer cells more
MPI for Chemistry
Mirror image molecules reveal drought stress in forests more
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QLi5 Therapeutics Attracts ten million euro in Series A Financing more
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“We fell in love with the city” more
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Dragons and brain evolution more
MPI for Biological Cybernetics
How value shapes the fluctuations of conscious perception more

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