Research for more biodiversity

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Two Nobel Prizes in two days: this year's Nobel Prize for Physics goes to Klaus Hasselmann, emeritus director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology; the Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Benjamin List from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung.

To each Max Planck Institute its own biotope

The Biodiversum at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is a flagship project for more biodiversity more

Biodiversity - variety of life

Alongside climate change, species extinction is threatening life on Earth.  more

Nobel Prizes 2021

Physics Nobel Prize 2021 for Klaus Hasselmann

October 05, 2021
Awards Climate
Klaus Hasselmann, founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 together with Syukuro Manabe (USA) and Giorgio Parisi (Italy)
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The human imprint in meteorological background noise

October 07, 2021
Awards Climate Earth Sciences
The statistical model with which global warming can be attributed to increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere was developed by former Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Klaus Hasselmann, who will be receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for his work.
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Chemistry Nobel Prize for Benjamin List

October 06, 2021
Awards Chemistry (M&T)
Benjamin List, Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung is honoured with the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on asymmetric catalysis. He shares the award with David MacMillan from Princeton University.
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A perspective for life

October 06, 2021
Chemistry (M&T)
The discovery that small organic molecules are excellent catalysts makes Ben List, Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, one of the pioneers of a new research field in chemistry. A portrait of the director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung and 2021 Nobel laureate in chemistry.
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A natural CO2-sink thanks to symbiotic bacteria

November 03, 2021
Climate Microbiology (E&C)
Like many land plants, seagrasses live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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Stem cells: you are what you eat

October 26, 2021
Immunobiology Stem Cells
Freiburg stem cell research shows how a vitamin A waste product regulates cell functions in blood formation
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First overview of archaea in vertebrates

October 26, 2021
Microbiology (B&M)
Uncovering how host relatedness influences the diversity of archaea in the vertebrate gut
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Recruitment Programs & Job Offers

"It's a great thing"

September 30, 2021
Research Policy
In a special publication of DUZ Magazine, evaluator Professor Karl Max Einhäupl comments on the positive results of the interim evaluation of the three Max Planck Schools
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Reconciliation of family and career

Professional challenges frequently compete with private family interests. We take the needs of our employees into account in our work culture.
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Job Offers

Master Thesis (m/f/d) | Glycobiotechnology

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg
November 10, 2021

Research fellows (m/f/d) | Sociocultural Diversity

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen
November 10, 2021

Postdoctoral Positions | Protist Virology

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
November 10, 2021
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Publications


Videos and Events


Covid-19: from vaccination to medication

Event
The Planck Society and the Israeli Consulate General in Munich cordially invite you attend these virtual Max Planck Forum on Nov 11, 2021. High-profile speakers will be Ugur Sahin, CEO BioNTech; Tzachi Pilpel, Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and Patrick Cramer, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry.
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Living with the volcano

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Cultural Studies Earth Sciences
Eruptions and earthquakes have left their mark on the city of Naples. How have these disasters shaped the city’s art and architecture and the mindset of people living with natural threats? Join the Max Planck Lecture with Elisabetha Scirocco on November 10 at 6 p.m.
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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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The idea of World Heritage and the power of nation states

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Christoph Brumann talks about his long-term observations of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and how tensions between the global North and the global South influence the awarding of World Heritage titles
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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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Synthetic Chloroplast Production using a Microfluidic platform

Video May 13, 2020
Energy Plant Research (B&M)
Cell-sized droplets equipped with natural and synthetic parts are able to perform photosynthesis. In the future, they could serve as bioreactors for the sustainable, light driven fixation of CO2 into value-added compounds.
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Spot On - Rosalia Engchuan

Video February 10, 2020
Cultural Studies Social Sciences
Anthropologist Rosalia Engchuan looks at how Indonesian filmmakers respond to the challenges of their social and environmental surroundings and how they influence the development of moral values, for example, through solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.
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Parrots help others to find food

Video January 10, 2020
Behavioral Biology Social Sciences
Parrots exhibit a high level of social intelligence and cooperativeness. Moreover, they reciprocate received favours and do not appear jealous, if conspecifics obtain a better reward than themselves.
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Flight and trauma

Video March 15, 2018
Migration Psychology
Traumatic experiences arising from flight from war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life.
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Hang Test for Sunrise III more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Microorganisms produce elemental carbon more
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The goal in mind more
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MPI of Experimental Medicine
Strategies for the regeneration of myelin more
MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
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Old dog learns a new trick more
MPI for Brain Research
Brain cells work remotely more
MPI for Ornithology
Bird pupils behave unexpectedly different more
MPI for Human Development
Brain ‘noise’ may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy more
MPI for Evolutionary Biology
Reproduction: How can the division of labor of cells prevail? more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Gut enzyme in cockchafer larvae activates dandelion defense mechanism more
MPI for Molecular Genetics
An indispensable pitstop for the gene copy machine more

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