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More hope for pregnancy: Ovo Labs secures 4 million pounds in start-up capital

The spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, launched in January 2025, is developing novel therapeutics to improve the quality of human egg cells. The compounds are intended to help women remain fertile for a longer time and to increase the chances of a successful pregnancy or in vitro fertilization (IVF). more

New regulatory protein of the neuronal cytoskeleton identified

Researchers Victor Macarrón-Palacios, Elisa D‘Este, and Manfred Kilimann at the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg and our institute have discovered that the protein paralemmin-1 plays a key role in the organization of the membrane-associated periodic skeleton in nerve cells. more

Experimenting, tinkering, discovering

At the Future Day, around 70 school students explored the diverse fields of work at our institute. more

Starting signal for cell division

Researchers led by Peter Lenart and Monica Gobran have discovered a previously unknown function of the protein kinase Plk1: It regulates the timely onset of cell division. When the protein is inhibited, cells start dividing many hours later. The new findings may help to improve approaches for cancer therapies. more

Grand Cross of Merit for Jens Frahm

Prime Minister Stephan Weil presents the award to the physicist for his achievements and contributions in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (in German) more

Molecular 3D structure of viral “copying machine” deciphered

A team led by Hauke Hillen has shown how the genetic material of the Nipah virus replicates in infected cells. The virus can cause fatal encephalitis in humans. Using cryo-electron microscopy, the team was able to visualize the three-dimensional structure of the viral “copying machine”.
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A mouse oocyte extrudes a polar body.

A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates in the cells. Researchers have revealed why the cell’s own repair mechanisms do not fix this damage. more

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