Home News Press Releases Press releases Protein droplets may cause many types of genetic disease February 08, 2023 Malfunction of cellular condensates is a disease mechanism relevant for congenital malformations, common diseases, and cancer more 10 ERC Consolidator Grants for Max Planck researchers February 02, 2023 This result puts Max Planck in second place in a Europe-wide comparison more The architecture of shattered genomes January 18, 2023 Hunting for disease clues in the dark matter of our DNA more An experienced manager in charge of the Institute's administration January 17, 2023 Claudia Thurow is the new Head of Administration at the MPIMG more Unexpected Help December 06, 2022 Drug for liver disease could protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2 and help COVID-19 patients more Zombie viruses on a hijacking trip November 22, 2022 Ancient, dormant sequences in the genome impact embryonic development in unexpected ways more How genes share their workspace October 05, 2022 Layers of gene control allow DNA to flexibly add new information more “We fell in love with the city” September 02, 2022 Stem Cell Researcher Ludovic Vallier is a new Max Planck Fellow at MPIMG more How to find marker genes in cell clusters July 01, 2022 New method facilitates identification of cell-type specific genes in single-cell data more Advanced “mini brains” in the dish June 23, 2022 Organoids that mimic human brain cortex in development and disease more The Max Planck Society convenes in Berlin June 20, 2022 The organisation's 73rd Annual Meeting will also see the announcement of the new President-Elect more Stefan Mundlos receives an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council April 26, 2022 The genomics of evolution: how bats learned to fly more Three generations in the lab February 18, 2022 Student internship at the Institute more Contour map for genetic enhancers January 19, 2022 Inventory and prediction of enhancer sequences in the mouse genome more Unmuting the genome January 12, 2022 Epigenetic mechanisms for parent-specific genetic activation decoded more Division of labor among genetic switches December 20, 2021 Combination of switches deactivates surplus X chromosome at just the right time more Edda Schulz honored with the EMBO Young Investigator award December 08, 2021 Berlin research group leader among Europe's best life scientists more Exploring the current paradigm of gene regulation November 30, 2021 How much tissue-specific information is contained in enhancer sequences? more An indispensable pitstop for the gene copy machine October 07, 2021 How a protein helps making clean working copies of genes more A separate room for essential genes September 16, 2021 Large number of developmental genes occupy DNA loops only by themselves more Leopoldina honors human geneticist Stefan Mundlos September 01, 2021 Researcher receives Mendel Medal for findings on gene regulation and genetic skeletal malformations more Prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses enhances immune response to SARS-CoV-2 August 31, 2021 Scientists observe cross-immunity against the coronavirus more Enzyme silences virus-like sequences July 02, 2021 Methyltransferase Dnmt1 is not only responsible for maintenance more Difficult decisions in the cell nucleus June 16, 2021 Inactivation of the X chromosome is more dynamic and complex than previously thought more Early sex differences April 30, 2021 X-chromosomal influence makes female embryos grow more slowly more Show more