Decoding the shared genetic toolkit for male sex determination

The discovery of a master male sex gene uncovers the genetic pathways and convergent evolution linking brown algae to animals in sex determination.
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Adaptation through symbiosis, sixty-two million years of it

From the Paleocene to today, leaf beetles receive a metabolic boost from their bacterial symbionts.
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Hassan Salem selected as EMBO Young Investigator

Hassan Salem, Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biology, is selected as part of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) - Young Investigator Programme.
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Research at the interface between mind and gut

Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics expands research focus and board of directors more

Max Planck researcher Gal Ofir honored with Early Excellence in Science Award 2023

Molecular biologist Gal Ofir from the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen has been honored with the prestigious Early Excellence in Science Award for 2023 by the Bayer Foundation. Ofir uses both computational and experimental methods in the discovery of new immune mechanisms in bacteria and plants.
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AVA David Marr Medal for Max Planck Researcher Manuel Spitschan

Applied Vision Association (AVA) honors his pioneering work in fields of human vision and non-visual physiology
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ERC Starting Grant for Eric Schulz to investigate self-learning AI systems

Research program aims to examine self-motivated learning of Artificial Intelligence
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