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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15h

⚠️ Unfortunately, the event with Julia Jäkel and MPG president Patrick Cramer had to be cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. 🎟️ refund infos: www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15h

Sunday, Oct 11th: Climate scientist and physicist Tim Palmer points out why uncertainty is key to understanding our world. 🕕 7 a.m. 📍Paulinerkirche, Göttingen 🗣️ English 🎟️ : www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15h

Saturday, Oct 10th: Bernhard Pörksen explains why listening is far more than just a cliché of political rhetoric. 🕕 7 a.m. 📍Paulinerkirche, Göttingen 🗣️ German 🎟️ : www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15h

Thursday, Oct 8th: Physicist Dirk Brockmann creates a new image of evolution – a plea for cooperation and diversity. 🕕 7 a.m. 📍Paulinerkirche, Göttingen 🗣️ German 🎟️ : www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15h

TODAY: Astrophysicist and former ESA Director of Science Günther Hasinger takes you on a journey through the universe and its past. 🕕 7 a.m. 📍Paulinerkirche, Göttingen 🗣️ German 🎟️ : www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15h

We’re halfway through the Göttinger Literaturherbst! 📚 5 of 10 evenings in the Scientific Lecture Series are already in the books. Here are a few impressions from the first half. 📸 What’s still to come 👇(tickets still available, but limited!)

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 05/10/2026

Two of the 2026 #Medicine #NobelPrize winners, Peter Hegemann & Georg Nagel, made their prize‑winning discoveries during their time at Max Planck Institutes: our warmest congratulations! 🎉(and yes, we’re feeling just a tiny bit 'nobel' today, too!😉) @mpibiochem.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social

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Congratulations to Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The two former Max Planck researchers Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been honoured with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 for their discovery of light-sensitive ion channels, which e...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Scientific Lecture Series at the Literaturherbst is organised by the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen, Göttinger Literaturherbst GmbH and the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB).

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Interested in joining us? With an ON AIR ticket, you can enjoy all events of the scientific lecture series and the Literaturherbst festival from the comfort of your own couch🛋 ➡️ literaturherbst-on-air.com

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Lesungen bei Ihnen zuhause Live. Später. Wann immer Sie möchten. Erleben Sie den 35. Göttinger Literaturherbst bequem von zuhause aus: Mit Literaturherbst ON

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And we are off!📚 The scientific lecture series at Göttingen’s Literaturherbst has officially started! We are looking forward to the next ten festival days and many insightful evenings at the Paulinerkirche! 🍁🍂

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ℹ️ Science background info: Once up and running, our new mass spectrometer will enable faster, highly sensitive proteomics analyses including work with very small sample amounts and, potentially, single-cell samples. So stay tuned for cutting edge research news from our institute!

A person is working on the mass spectrometer in Tower 3 of the MPI-NAT. The photo shows the installation of the new instrument for the Mass Spectrometry Facility.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Made it! 🎉 Our new Orbitrap Astral Zoom is safely inside and ready for its new home in the Core Facility for Mass Spectrometry, led by Henning Urlaub. A big thank you to our building services, the freight forwarding and crane services for making this special delivery happen!

Henning Urlaub sitzt vor einem massiven, mit Plastikfolie umhüllten Massenspektrometer der Marke Thermo Fisher Scientific. Das Gerät befindet sich in einem Innenraum und wird für die Massenspektrometrie vorbereitet.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Even the balcony was specially shored up to safely support the 900 kg load.

A mass spectrometer is being brought into Tower 3 of the MPI-NAT through a window. The installation is being carried out by specialists using a crane and protective packaging.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The facade of Tower 3 at our institute had to be opened up. Specialized staff carried out this air-delivery under the watchful eyes of curious colleagues

A mass spectrometer is being lifted through the facade of Tower 3 at MPI-NAT by a crane. The installation is being carried out by qualified personnel under the supervision of staff members.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Special delivery: We couldn’t get our new 900 kg piece of high-tech equipment through the front door – so our new mass spectrometer arrived by crane!

A man is standing on a crane platform, supervising the installation of a mass spectrometer. The instrument is being used for the Mass Spectrometry Facility at the MPI-NAT.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Curious about the other topics? How a new research group enhances image processing in the life sciences with AI, how scientific manager(s) work at our institute and how a colleague explores caves as a hobby... 📖 there is plenty to explore : www.mpinat.mpg.de/inside-nat

Cover of the issue 2/26 of the INSIDE NAT magazine featuring a microscopy picture of a neuron.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Researchers have developed a kind of “flight simulator” for sperm. No joke! This method allows observing physiological reactions & motor behavior of cells in real time. More stories in the new issue of INSIDE NAT magazine 👉 www.mpinat.mpg.de/inside-nat Picture: Tatiana Shepeleva / Adobe Stock

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Whether you’re a researcher, PhD student, student or simply curious about science, come along and hear the authors talk about their research, ideas and the questions that drive them. 📚 Details & tickets: www.literaturherbst.com/programm/wis...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In Göttingen this autumn? Meet researchers behind popular science books at Göttinger Literaturherbst! Two events in our Scientific Lecture Series will be held in English: 🦇 Saturday, Oct 3: The Genius Bat with Yossi Yovel 🔍 Sunday, Oct 11: The Primacy of Doubt with Tim Palmer 📍Paulinerkirche 🎟️ 👇

Portraits of Yossi Yogel (left) and Tim Palmer (right).

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gerne weiterleiten an euer IT-Netzwerke: Wir stellen eine*n Systemtechniker ein! 🔗 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5292977/23-26

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some promising ideas for carboncapture may already exist inside living cells. 🦠 How do microorganisms capture CO₂ and what can we learn from them? 👉 Discover how @amkueffner.bsky.social and his Sustainable Biocatalysis research group are investigating exactly that at our institute.

Slide-Headline: Can biology help us capture CO2? The slide shows four researchers of the Sustainable Biocatalysis research group.

Artistic representation of the interior of a cyanobacteria cell in turcoise colours.

Example from resent research (artistic representation): Fusing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco (top) with the the protein EPYC1 (bottom) leads to the formation of minimal, synthetic pyrenoid mimics (right) that enhance Rubisco activity.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@horizonsmolbio.bsky.social 2026 is in full swing! Organized by PhD students of the IMPRS for Molecular Biology, the conference brings together young and established researchers to exchange ideas and explore molecular biology. Happy to welcome you all on our Fassberg Campus! @uni-goettingen.de

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Are we facing an egg cell crisis?” asks the ARTE documentary series “42 – Die Antwort auf fast alles”. Our director Melina Schuh responds and explains why aged eggs can be so prone to defects. Tune in📺 www.arte.tv/de/videos/12... (in German)

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Stecken wir in einer Eizellen-Krise? - 42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles - Die ganze Doku | ARTE

Immer mehr Frauen bekommen Kinder nur mit immer größeren Schwierigkeiten oder gar nicht. Die Geburtenrate sinkt, Kinderwunschpraxen boomen. Liegt es an Erkrankungen wie Endometriose und PCOS, an Umwel...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

PhD students from across Göttingen came together at MPI-NAT for PhD Day 2026: Nobel laureate Q&A, PhD research posters & conversations about careers, funding, mental health and more. Big thanks to our PhD reps for organizing and everyone who contributed!

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations, Elisa Oberbeckmann! Our research group leader and junior professor @uni-goettingen.de has received a coveted Starting Grant from the @erc.europa.eu 🥳🎉 With her team, she aims to decipher the molecular functions and interaction networks of chromatin remodelers. Well done, Elisa 👏👏

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Every electron counts⚛️! Researchers have determined the structure of the protein rubredoxin at an unprecedented 0.43 Ångström resolution. The method could now allow routine quantum crystallography of biological macromolecules. 👇More about this major advancement: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5314392/rn_2...

The image shows a valence electron deformation map of archaeal rubredoxin at 0.43 Ångström resolution: Refinement of the archaeal rubredoxin structure with the DiSCaMB transferable aspherical atom model (TAAM) library connected to BUSTER directly reveals quantum mechanical phenomena. The rubredoxin protein model (sticks) is surrounded by the electron density map (blue to red: low to high density). This valence electron deformation map derived from model refinement reveals electrons in the midpoint of chemical bonds and (valence) electron lone pairs.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

All the best for whatever comes next! It has been a pleasure having you at our institute & as part of our community. Thank you for all the science, ideas and conversations you’ve shared with us over the years. You will be missed and we’ll be looking forward to seeing where your journey takes you! 👋

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

11 speakers explore research & big questions – from democracy and climate to AI, cooperation & killer asteroids: check out the programme of this year’s science series at 📚 Göttinger Literaturherbst, Oct. 2.-11.: www.literaturherbst.com/programm/wis...

René Heller, Christiane Kofri, Guido Schriever (oben, v.l.), Sonja Lorenz und Frauke Alves (unten, v.l.) stellten beim Pressegespräch am 20. August die elf Autor*innen und zehn Sachbücher der Vortragsreihe Wissenschaft beim Göttinger Literaturherbst vor.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Friendly reminder: Registration for Horizons in Molecular Biology 2026 Symposium, September 7th–10th, at the MPI-NAT, Faßberg Campus closes tomorrow (August 15th)! Info and registration: www.mpinat.mpg.de/horizons

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This image was taken by our postdoc Sven Nagorny who is very passionate about astro-photography and so skilled! Thank you for sharing this cool picture of the partial solar eclipse 2026 seen from our institute’s rooftop with our community! 😊

Partial solar eclipse 2026 with a solar eruption, captured from MPI-NAT rooftop in Göttingen.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🌞🔭 Researchers at our institute brought the community together to observe the partial solar eclipse 2026 from one of our rooftops and share their passion for astronomy. Where did you watch? 😊

A group of people observing the partial solar eclipse at MPI-NAT rooftop in Göttingen.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎓 From PhD to Nobel Prize: Join our PhD day for a Q&A with Nobel laureates Erwin Neher + Stefan Hell, a PhD poster session + info booths on careers, funding, startups, mental health, equal opportunities + more for early career scientits in Göttingen. 📅 Sept 4 | 📝 events.gwdg.de/event/1513/

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Many snapshots of the cancer protein p53, superimposed on top of one another and color-coded, illustrate the complex motion patterns of this intrinsically disordered protein. Some of the transient structural elements appear as “helix-like structures”. © @dszollosi.bsky.social / MPI-NAT (3/3)

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

How researchers visualized, for the 1st time, how the 3D structure of cancer protein p53 changes dynamically over time – in slow motion up to ultrafast time lapse: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5304698/pr_2... lead researchers: Helmut Grubmüller (head of @compbiophys.bsky.social) + Christian Griesinger (2/3)

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Cancer protein p53 observed in action

Researchers unveil dynamic 3D structures of cancer protein p53, revealing unexpected order and complexity in its function.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Looks unorganized to you? It isn’t. Indeed, you are looking at fixed 3D structures of the cancer protein p53. It can adopt at least 50 different 3D structures and is much more ordered than previously thought! 🎥© @dszollosi.bsky.social l / MPI-NAT @compbiophys.bsky.social (1/3)

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🎧Hörtipp: Nobelpreisträger Stefan Hell erzählt, wie er d. Auflösungsgrenze der Lichtmikroskopie durchbrochen hat - jetzt im detektor.fm/@spektrum.de - Podcast. Hell entwickelt am @mpi-mr.bsky.social + unserem Institut + abberior optische Nanoskopie stetig weiter. 🔗 detektor.fm/wissen/die-g...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

How does a species adapt to a new environment? An international team discovered how herring evolved its reproduction migrating from the Atlantic into the low-salinity Baltic Sea 🌊. MPI-NAT researchers contributed proteomics analyses. Read our press release here: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5302322/pr_2...

Herring in shallow water. Foto: Adobe Stock.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢 PhD students: Don't miss Third Infinity 2026! 🗓 Sept. 23–25 📍 MPI-NAT Faßberg Campus, Göttingen 🎤 Talks & posters across life sciences, physics & chemistry 📋 organized by IMPRS for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems 📝 Register by August 1: thirdinfinity.mpg.de/registration... !

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Schuh Lab @schuhlab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Great news from our lab: Congratulations to Marios & @debojitsaha.bsky.social on receiving the 2025/26 Campus Seminar Awards at @mpi-nat.bsky.social! Marios was recognised in the PhD category, Debojit in the Postdoc category. Delighted to see their excellent research acknowledged — well deserved!👏

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congrats @thomas-hensel.bsky.social on receiving the German Thesis Award by @koerber-stiftung.de for his PhD research! 🎊His work makes molecular dynamics visible by tracking protein-like structures with advanced light microscopy.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🏆 🍒 We also celebrate non-scientific achievements: Congratulations on the group victory at the German Cherry Pit Spitting Championships at the traditional Cherry Festival in Witzenhausen! Our researchers Arian, Anush, Jaschka, Morten und Taras achieved a spit distance of 43,39m in total! 👏Well done!

A group of men on a stage, holding first place certificates.

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CompBioPhys @compbiophys.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We are hiring an #IT expert! Interested to join our department @mpi-nat.bsky.social in #Göttingen 🇩🇪 as Hardware Operations Technician (IT-Systemtechniker*in)? Please apply! 📩 #joboffer #job #openposition 🔗 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5292977/23-26 📅 Don't miss the application deadline: August 23, 2026

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our managing director Melina Schuh has now been formally admitted to the @royalsociety.org at the Admissions Day ceremony in London. Congratulations for this remarkable recognition! 😊

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The AKB Stiftung funds Constantin Papes new group via the institute’s Manfred Eigen Stiftung. It builds on Papes work at @uni-goettingen.de . His team will analyze data from super-resolution microscopy methods developed by 2014 Nobel Prize winner Stefan Hell as well as from cyro-EM microscopy. (3/3)

Prof. Dr. Stefan Hell and Prof. Dr. Constantin Pape from the MPI-NAT, as well as Dr. Birte Otten and Dr. Felix Büchting from the AKB Foundation (from left) on MPI-NAT Faßberg Campus in Göttingen.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

What does this research look like? 👇 These microscopy images processed with AI methods reveal biological structures. Papes new group aims to asses structure, dynamics, and interactions of proteins and protein complexes using modern nanoscopy and cryo-electron microscopy data and AI. (2/3)

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

AI meets cutting-edge microscopy: Welcome Constantin Pape, head of our new Machine Intelligence in the Life Sciences group! 👋 🔬 His team develops AI methods to analyze high-resolution microscopy & cryo-EM data to better understand the function of proteins and protein complexes inside cells. (1/3)

Portrait picture of Contantin Pape wearing a blue tshirt leaning against a sign of MPI-NAT.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🏆 Congrats to Jan-Wilke Henke on receiving the Born-Franck Dissertation Award 2026! In his thesis he investigated how free electrons and light can be effectively coupled. A well-deserved recognition from the Faculty of Physics @uni-goettingen.de !

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

66 colleagues, 23 nationalities, one team. 🙌 A record number of MPI-NAT staff joined the Göttingen Altstadtlauf, making us the 4th largest company team. We are of everyone who took part! 👏You did a great job!

Group picture of the MPI-NAT team with green shirts in the city center of Göttingen before the Altstadtlauf.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Nanobodies herstellen, Proteine aufreinigen oder Plasmide konstruieren – erforsche in deinem neuen Team, wie Zellen ihre Welt organisieren🧬: Technische Assistenz in der Abteilung Zelluläre Logistik gesucht! Bewerbungsfrist: 19. Juli 2026 👉 Ausschreibung: www.mpinat.mpg.de/22-26

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 29/06/2026

New hope for Huntington’s 🧠: A drug reduces harmful protein clumps and improves movement & lifespan in mice and human cells. New paper @embomolmed.org by @irinadudanova.bsky.social . #Huntingtons @mpi-nat.bsky.social ➡️ go.uniwue.de/dudanova-embo 📷 Miguel da Silva Padilha

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