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1200 Employees from More than 50 Nations at Four Scientific Institutes
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Think Tank and Hotbed of AI Research
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Stepping Stone for Junior Scientists
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Research Centre in Neuroscience
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Encouraging New and Interdisciplinary Approaches
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World-Class Fundamental Biological Research
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Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen

Fundamental research in modern biology

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Friedrich Miescher Laboratory

Stepping stone for young researchers

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Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Exploring information processing in the brain

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Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

Research and development of intelligent systems

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Cyber Valley

Europe´s largest AI research consortium

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ELLIS

European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems

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Science Hub

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Events & Careers

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“Insight – Research Made Understood”

New speaker series in German held at the Max Planck Campus in Tübingen invites citizens to discuss basic research.
 
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IMPRS - Posterday

Apr 16, 2026

DSSS - Haplotype effects on gene expression and the evolution of complex traits

Apr 23, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen: Die nächste technologische Revolution?

Apr 29, 2026 at 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

DSSS - The mechanisms and their evolvability: linking the micro- to macroevolutionary biology

Apr 30, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Events

DSSS - Haplotype effects on gene expression and the evolution of complex traits

Apr 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen: Die nächste technologische Revolution?

Apr 29, 2026 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max-Planck-Haus, Max-Planck-Ring 6, 72076 Tübingen, Room: Hörsaal

DSSS - The mechanisms and their evolvability: linking the micro- to macroevolutionary biology

Apr 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

DSSS - Stomatal Heat Response Network that Controls Heat-Dependent Plant Water Loss and Interactions with Stomatal CO2 Sensor

May 4, 2026 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

DSSS - Living in a toxic world: Interoceptive mechanisms of salt-sensing in C. elegans

May 7, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

DSSS - The (epi)genetics underlying biochemical plant-organismic interactions

May 11, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

Job Board

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April 09, 2026

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March 11, 2026

Researcher (f/m/d) | Statistical 3D Model of Quadrupeds

March 06, 2026

PhD Position (f/m/d) | Computer Vision

March 06, 2026

Videos


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https://youtu.be/hwxWec1w8yM?si=fGNPWdDyIah7lyRM

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How affects light your sleep and well-being? This little video about the science roadshow of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics has the facts. 
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Plant Pathogen Evolution: Bananas

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Honour McCann's introduces the impact of the plant pathogen on banana plantations. 
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Magnetic Microalgae on a mission to become robots

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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have coated a single-celled green microalga with a magnetic material and turned it into a microrobot.
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Algorithms for the medicine of tomorrow

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From the series “Science on Screen”
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Self-conscious AI?

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From the series “Wissen was” with YouTuber Doktor Whatson
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Research at the frontier of modern biology

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The Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen
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50 years of independent junior research

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The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory in Tübingen
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"Busting Biology's Myths" with John Weir.

"Busting Biology's Myths" with John Weir.

John answers 6 common misconceptions about his field of the structural biochemistry of meiosis.
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"Busting Biology's Myths" with Luisa Pallares.

"Busting Biology's Myths" with Luisa Pallares.

Luisa answers 5 common misconceptions about her interests in the evolutionary genomics of complex traits.
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"Busting Biology's Myths" with Can Aztekin.

"Busting Biology's Myths" with Can Aztekin.

Can answers 6 common misconceptions from his field of structural regeneration.
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Podcasts
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Light o´Clock

Podcast
A podcast series on light and your body clock
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Cyber Valley Podcast

Podcast
This podcast delves into the heart of AI innovation with experts from academia and industry
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Signals & Synapses

Podcast
Now live: our new English podcast series “Signals & Synapses”!

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