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How centromeres maintain a vital role despite constant genetic change more

The Weizmann Institute of Science honours postdoctoral researchers for their outstanding scientific achievements and supports the next stage of their research and academic career. 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

A perspective article in a leading journal argues for an experimental paradigm change to capture complex gene effects in combination with environment and genetic background. more