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Researchers discover an unexpectedly simple mechanism that controls life cycle in algae more

A deeply conserved mechanism drives sex determination in one of Earth’s most diverse insect lineages. more

A farewell conversation with Hassan Salem, Max Planck Research Group Leader, reflecting on his time at the Max Planck Institute for Biology and the next chapter of his research. more

Qiaowei Pan heads the new “Insect Sex Determination and Development” research group at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen. more

Interview with a doctoral researcher on how a genomics workshop in Zimbabwe laid the groundwork for a new model for North-South scientific collaboration. more

William Walters, Ruth Ley, and Detlef Weigel have once again been recognised among the top 1% of highly cited scientists worldwide, according to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list. more

New 3D “budoid” organoids reveal how early signaling centers guide limb formation. more