When hybrid seeds fail to develop, the reason often lies in the endosperm—a tissue in plant seeds that provides nutrients to the growing embryo, much like the placenta nourishes mammalian embryos.

Music can be uplifting and put you in a good mood, but it can also make you melancholy and sad. But how do these emotions ...

In today's digital age, misinformation spreads rapidly, often with harmful consequences for society. The rise of false and ...

Ten Synergy Grants were awarded to the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), followed by institutions in the ...

We encounter oaths in various ways in our society: in court in the form of sworn testimony, in medicine (the Hippocratic oath ...

Genetic analysis challenges traditional narratives about Pompeii's past and reveals Pompeians‘ cosmopolitan ancestry ...

Although enzymes are usually known for their specificity, many have the ability to act on multiple substrates, a property that may play a key role in the evolution of enzymes. However, these ...

In mammals, birds and some reptiles, sleep can be divided into two primary states: slow-wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REMS). SWS is characterized by slow brain waves and occurs first ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...

ICE, IC and EC trains go to Munich central station (Hauptbahnhof). From here take the subway lines "U4" (direction - Arabellapark) or "U5" (direction - Neuperlach Süd) to Odeonsplatz. Once above ...

The scientists at the Max Planck Society are committed to keeping the number of animal experiments as well as the strain on the animals as low as possible in the individual experiments. They apply the ...