The Center, which will allow for better understanding of the theories of the universe, is a collaborative research initiative between the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG) in ...

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

Part of our International Year of Quantum Science and Technology coverage More than 300 top quantum physicists gathered ...

Researchers have now discovered a new way that embryonic cells coordinate their behavior. This involves molecular mechanisms previously known only from the process of hearing.

The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The interactions between the body and these microorganisms significantly ...

A surge in U.S. applications to Germany’s Max Planck Society signals mounting anxiety among American scientists under President Trump’s administration. With top institutions like Harvard and ...

In the most important competition for German research funding, the Marburg Cluster of Excellence 'Microbes for Climate' (M4C), a collaboration between the University of Marburg and the Max Planck ...

The Max Planck Society is one of Germany's top science institutions. It boasts 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the ...

The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the ...

A team of researchers led by Tobias Erb at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg has succeeded in developing a new enzyme. The 'lactyl-CoA mutase' can efficiently ...