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Kelsey Huus. As she prepares her return to Canada, Kelsey Huus reflects on life at the institute and her future in microbiome research. more

Researchers discover that giant viruses can lie dormant within a multicellular host genome, reactivate on cue, and be inherited like a super-gene.
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A new study reveals how diet shapes inherited behaviour.

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Can Aztekin and his team have discovered how oxygen-sensing explains why amphibians regenerate limbs and mammals do not. more

In an unprecedented series of global field experiments launched ten years ago at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, an international research team has tracked real-time evolution in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Across 30 locations worldwide — from the Alps to the Negev Desert — researchers sowed the plants, monitored their development, and analyzed genetic changes over several years. more

Thorsten Langner. He talks in depth about his time at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and the next step in his career in plant science. more

The Department of Algal Development and Evolution is delighted to host Daniela Gallego, also known as Lulo Febril, as an artist-in-residence. more