Home News Press Releases Press releases 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 More than the sum of mutations April 12, 2021 165 new cancer genes identified with the help of machine learning more Reading between the lines of the genome February 10, 2021 Congenital malformation caused by a so far unknown disease mechanism more Not all sperm are equal February 04, 2021 How a genetic factor helps sperm cells outcompete their peers more Tracing the path of leukemia January 22, 2021 Chemical signature of chronic lymphocytic leukemia already present in the precancerous stage more Intelligence deficit: Conclusions drawn from mouse to man January 07, 2021 New animal model for GPI anchor deficiencies more Embryonic development in a Petri dish December 10, 2020 3D cell culturing technique could replace mouse embryos more Getting to the core of nuclear speckles November 27, 2020 Scaffold of sub-cellular structures identified after a hundred years more Genetic protection against cancer November 05, 2020 The interplay of many individual genetic variants defines the impact of carcinogenic mutations more Methodological tour-de-force: Biochemist Annita Louloupi receives Marthe Vogt Award October 30, 2020 Award-winning doctoral thesis has been completed at the MPI for Molecular Genetics more Moles: intersexual and genetically doped October 05, 2020 Duplications and inversions of DNA segments lead to the masculinization of female moles more Cellink acquires MPG spin-off Scienion September 24, 2020 The company expand its technology portfolio to include precision dispensing technologies more Edda Schulz receives prestigious funding from the European Research Council September 03, 2020 ERC Starting Grant to help explain stable gene expression more Could prior exposure to common cold viruses affect the severity of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms? July 29, 2020 Updated preprint published in Nature / Charité launches new study more Show more