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Nematode worms enter a sleep-like state when captured by predatory fungi, shedding light on ancient survival strategies. more

Early-stage researcher wins coveted grant for their work on limb regeneration in mammals. more

The genomes of brown algal species with diverse sexual systems reveal how sex chromosomes originate, evolve, and sometimes transform into autosomes

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Scientists uncover the genetic trade-offs involved in allowing predatory fungi to stick to their nematode prey more

Can Aztekin, Max Planck Research Group Leader in Structural Regeneration at the Friedrich-Miescher-Laboratory in Tübingen, is the recipient of the International Society of Regenerative Biology (ISRB) Rising Star Award. more

Global alliance promotes evidence-based use of light for public health more

Mathematics-based approach makes functional near-infrared spectroscopy more reliable more

CaCTüS, the international internship program at the Max Planck Institutes for Biological Cybernetics and for Intelligent Systems and the Tübingen AI Center, has successfully concluded its fourth round.  more

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Researchers uncover typical processing patterns in the brain’s visual center
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CaCTüS, the international internship program at the Max Planck Institutes for Biological Cybernetics and for Intelligent Systems and the Tübingen AI Center, has successfully concluded its fourth round.  more

Grant helps to take AI-based harvesting robot Polybot from research-phase to startup-phase more

The newly developed robotic leg is inspired by living creatures and jumps over different terrains much more manoeuvrable and energy-efficiently than previous robots more

In a festive act, the foundation stone of the Max Planck House (MPH) was unveiled on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The celebration marks the official start of the construction of a modern center for events and visitors, located in the very center of the Max Planck Campus Tübingen. more

Max Planck Campus Tübingen more

Can Aztekin heads the new research group “Structural Regeneration” investigating the evolution and capabilities of lost limb regrowth across species. more

Connect with Leading Scientists for the SMBE Satellite Meeting on Origin, Maintenance and Evolution of Biological Noise more

Winfried Kretschmann, the Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, visited the Max Planck Institutes for Biology Tübingen and Biological Cybernetics. During his tour, he commended the outstanding basic research in the natural sciences. He was particularly impressed by the innovative research projects spanning developmental and evolutionary biology, as well as neuroscience.
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How Drosophila is revolutionising our understanding of genetics and disease more

A new technique allows large-scale assessment of de-novo mutations in multicellular organisms more