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WEBSep 23, 2024 · Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. 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. The Max Planck Society is Germany's premier, non-university research ...
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WEBMPI für Neurobiologie des Verhaltens. 29. Juli 2024 Gleichgewicht zwischen Instabilität und Beständigkeit mehr. Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ist Deutschlands führende außeruniversitäre Forschungsorganisation im Bereich der Grundlagenforschung. Wir betreiben Spitzenforschung an 84 Max-Planck-Instituten.
Nobel Laureates | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBFerenc Krausz, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, together with Pierre Agostini and Anne L'Huillier, has been honoured with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.The Nobel Committee is honouring the two reserachers for the foundation of attosecond physics. An attosecond is the billionth part of a billionth of a second.
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WEBIn fact, the Max Planck Society operates a number of research institutions in Germany as well as abroad. These Max Planck Institutes are independent and autonomous in the selection and conduct of their research pursuits. To this end, they have their own, internally managed budgets, which can be supplemented by third party project funds.
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WEBThe Max Planck Society is a non-profit organization under private law in the form of a registered association. Its highest-ranking decision-making body is the Senate. Its members come from major sectors of academic and public life. The Max Planck Society's Administrative Headquarters with the President's Office are located in Munich.
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WEBNewsroom. News from the Max Planck Society. Browse through our news, articles, podcasts, and videos. Depending on your interest, you can filter contents separately according to categories or keywords. In addition, you will find our events, information offers for students and teachers as well as our latest science magazines.
Rice with a high protein content developed | Max-Planck …
WEB1 day ago · Rice is a staple food for over four billion people. By nature, it contains a lot of carbohydrates but very little protein. A team of researchers from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam, Germany, has now identified the genes that control the carbohydrate composition and protein content of rice.
Doctoral Students | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEB4 days ago · Doctoral funding contracts at Max Planck. The doctoral funding contracts combine research in scientific freedom with social security. They allow doctoral researchers to devote themselves independently to their scientific work without any constraints. The agreed working time currently amounts to 39 hours per week.
Postdocs | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEB4 days ago · As part of the postdoc phase, the Max Planck Society offers scholarships for international, i.e. foreign, postdocs whose main place of residence was abroad before starting their scholarship and who only come to a Max Planck Institute for a short research stay. Postdoctoral fellowships are intended for further scientific training and the ...
MPI of Biochemistry | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
WEBIn the Bible, the universe was created step by step: first light, then water and land, and finally the terrestrial animals and humankind. However, from a scientific viewpoint, it seems that the building blocks of life might not have come into being successively, but rather at the same time – at least, this is what Hannes Mutschler of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry believes.