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Fast mediators in the brain |
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September 16, 2009 |
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One of the basic mechanisms which makes signal transduction between nerve cells so extremely fast, has now been resolved by researchers at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, together with Dutch colleagues at the Vrije Universiteit.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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High-resolution 3D images of the monkey brain |
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August 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry have provided the first comprehensive atlas with in vivo magnetic resonance images of the macaque brain. The images are at the highest technical quality currently available.
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Azubiprize for Sebastian Pfister |
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August 14, 2009 |
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One of this year's "Azubiprizes" of the Max Planck Society has been awarded to Sebastian Pfister at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry for his outstanding achievements in his training as electronic engineer.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Pancreas cells can be stimulated to produce insulin |
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August 6, 2009 |
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Researchers at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry have commuted progenitor pancreas cells to insulin producing cells by activating a single factor only. This finding could, in future, pave the way for new therapies in order to treat diabetes.
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Source: Press release of the Max Planck Society
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First high performance cryo-electron microscope with "glasses" in use |
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July 13, 2009 |
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At the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, the worldwide first high performance cryo-electron microscope with "glasses" is at work, allowing for much more detailed pictures. Scientists want to primarily use it for structural investigation of biological macromolecules.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Otto Hahn Prize for Stefan Hell |
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July 13, 2009 |
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Stefan Hell, director at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, is awarded the Otto Hahn Prize for developing the "STED microscopy". Following awardees Theodor Hänsch and Gerhard Ertl, he is the 3. Max Planck scientist in succession being awarded this renowned prize.
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Source: Press release of the DPG, GDCh, and the city of Frankfurt (in German)
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Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Lecture |
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June 25, 2009 |
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The next KFB Lecture of the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry on July 2 at 5 p.m. will be given by Prof. W. Almers, Oregon Health and Sciences University. Title of the talk is "The microphysiology of secretion".
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Otto Hahn Medal for Nils-Alexander Lakomek |
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June 15, 2009 |
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Nils-Alexander Lakomek at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry will be awarded the Otto Hahn Medal on June 17. With this prize, the Max Planck Society honors junior scientists once a year for their outstanding scientific achievements.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Science Express stops in Göttingen |
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June 5, 2009 |
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One of the next stops of the Science Express organized by the Max Planck Society is Göttingen. From June 11 to 13, the rebuild train abducts its visitors into the world of tomorrow and provides forward-looking information about developments that are only emerging.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Honorary doctorate for Stefan Hell |
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May 28, 2009 |
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The University of Turku (Finland) has awarded the honorary doctorate of medicine to Stefan Hell, director of the department NanoBiophotonics at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry. With this award, the University honors his achievement in the field of microscopy.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Origami with DNA |
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May 11, 2009 |
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DNA strands, which self-assemble into tiny nano-scale boxes, have now been designed by researchers at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the University of Aarhus. Using external "key" signals, the boxes can be opened and closed at their will.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Shuttle service for molecules -
logistics in minute dimensions |
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April 24, 2009 |
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Scientists at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the University of Göttingen have now resolved an important mechanism how a molecular transporter recognizes its cargo and how it decides where to load and where to unload its goods.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Checkpoint Charlie within the cell -
how a molecular "agent" controls chromosome distribution |
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March 13, 2009 |
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The mechanism by which distribution of chromosomes is exactly timed during cell division has now been discovered by a team of scientists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (Vienna) and the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Nanometers instead of carats -
diamonds in the service of the science |
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February 25, 2009 |
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Max Planck researchers have revealed individual fluorescent "color centers" in diamonds using an optical microscope with nanometric resolution.
Their method is not only interesting for quantum computing and crystallography, but also for nanoscopy itself.
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When proteins “shut down” our brain |
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February 17, 2009 |
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Which modules of the tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer-disease patients may act in a destructive manner were investigated by researchers of the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen) and the Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology (Hamburg).
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Source: Press release of the Max Planck Society
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Christian Griesinger is awarded the prestigious "ERC Advanced Grant" |
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January 22, 2009 |
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Christian Griesinger at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry receives one of the "ERC Advanced Grants" of the European Commission. The chemist is granted 2,2 million € for the development of innovative NMR techniques.
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Source: Press release (in German)
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Protein design -
how mutations affect binding |
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January 7, 2009 |
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Scientists from the University of the Saarland, the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry and the University of Zürich have now developed a fast method to predict how mutations in proteins will affect protein binding.
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Source: Press release of the Universität des Saarlandes (in German)
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