Research into Sars-CoV-2

Immune boost against the coronavirus

March 21, 2020

In Germany, a vaccine candidate will be tested for its effectiveness against infections with the novel corona virus

Borders in the time of COVID-19

April 04, 2020

In her essay, Max Planck Director Ayelet Shachar describes how governments in western countries are increasingly trying to control access to their territories from a distance and monitor the mobility of their own citizens

“We don’t just want to sit on the couch”

April 03, 2020

Corona

Daniel Calovi, a postdoc at the Max-Planck-Institute for Animal Behaviour at the department "Collectve Behaviour" of Iain Couzin, is a co-founder of the project “crowdfight covid19”. An initiative from the scientific community to put all available resources at the service of the fight against COVID-19

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ERC Advanced Grants for six Max Planck researchers

April 02, 2020

ERC grants

Research Council ERC awards grants of up to 2.5 million euros each

Lucy had an ape-like brain

April 01, 2020

Brain Evolutionary Biology

Three million year old brain imprints show that Australopithecus afarensis infants may have had a long dependence on caregivers

A chemical factory for all cases

March 19, 2020

Chemistry (M&T)

Radial synthesis breaks new ground for chemical research and production

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Videos and Events

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.

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.

MaxPlanck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology

Video

Interfaces of matter and life are the focus of the new Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology. Prof. Imre Berger from Bristol University explains the topic.

From the Institutes

MPI for Solar System Research

April 07, 2020 BepiColombo: Upcoming Earth Flyby more

MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

April 06, 2020 Babies retain even detailed events during a nap more

MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology

March 30, 2020 Human ancestors may have regularly climbed trees more

MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

March 26, 2020 Stroke: When the system fails for the second time more

MPI for Demographic Research

March 25, 2020 Gender equality does not always lead to equal health more

MPI for Marine Microbiology

March 19, 2020 Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper sea more

MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

March 13, 2020 Receptors for the immune defence more

MPI of Biophysics

March 13, 2020 Muscle cells need calcium ions more

MPI for Biophysical Chemistry

March 11, 2020 Command and control in the cellular fatty acid factory more

MPI for Solar System Research

March 09, 2020 Turbulent convection at the heart of stellar activity more

MPI of Colloids and Interfaces

March 06, 2020 How curved are your bones? more

MPI for Chemistry

March 05, 2020 Humans transport dangerous smoke residues indoors more

MPI for Astronomy

March 05, 2020 Star chemistry influences measurements of cosmic expansion more

MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology

March 04, 2020 Microcensus in Bacteria more

MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

March 02, 2020 Controlling organ size and shape more

MPI for Chemical Ecology

March 02, 2020 Fortified flea beetles more

Max Planck Innovation

February 27, 2020 Quench Bio closes financing more