#max planck institute

[wildcat2030]

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have developed a synthetic pathway that can capture CO2 from the air more efficiently than in nature, and shown how to implement it into living bacteria. The technique could help make biofuels and other products in a sustainable way. Plants are famous for their ability to convert carbon dioxide from the air into chemical energy to fuel their growth. With way too much CO2 in the atmosphere already and more being blasted out every day, it’s no wonder scientists are turning to this natural process to help rein levels back in, while producing fuels and other useful molecules on the side. In the new study, Max Planck scientists developed a brand new CO2-fixation pathway that works even better than nature’s own tried-and-true method. They call it the THETA cycle, and it uses 17 different biocatalysts to produce a molecule called acetyl-CoA, which is a key building block in a range of biofuels, materials and pharmaceuticals.

[mariamariamare]

The dreams can be true, don't give up!

[yaellaharpe-blog]

DENNY: A NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK OF HUMAN EVOLUTION.

DENNY: UNA AGUJA EN EL PAJAR DE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA.

DENNY: UN AGO NEL PAGLIAIO DELL'EVOLUZIONE UMANA.

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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology did it again by publishing in Nature a couple of years ago the discovery of the first direct offspring of two different human species.

"Denny" (Denisova 11 for Science) was a teenage girl who lived 50,000 years ago in the Denisova cave (Altai) and left us at the age of 13.

His mother was a Neanderthal female and his father was a Denisovan. That makes Denny the first first-generation hybrid human found so far.

We know that Denisovans and Sapiens hybridised somewhere and sometime (very little is known about the mysterious Denisovans compared to other human species) because they left part of their genetic legacy in today's original human communities in Australia and Oceania.

We also know that Neanderthals and Sapiens hybridised and the proof is in our genetic map.

But in Denny's case, it is the first time that a direct (first generation) descendant of two different human species has been found.

What secrets did he keep?

We will be telling you about them as we get to know them. But for the time being, as expected, Denny was not alone 😉

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El Instituto Max Planck de Antropología Evolutiva volvió a hacerlo publicando en Nature hace un par de años el descubrimiento de la primera hija directa de dos especies humanas distintas.

"Denny" (Denisova 11 para la Ciencia) era una adolescente que vivió hace 50.000 años en la cueva de Denisova (Altai) y nos dejó a la edad de 13 años.

Su mamá era una mujer neandertal y su papá era denisovano. Eso convierte a Denny en el primer humano híbrido de primera generación encontrado hasta el momento.

Sabemos que denisovanos y sapiens hibridaron en algún momento y en algún lugar (es muy poco lo que se conoce sobre los misteriosos denisovanos comparándolo con otras especies humanas) porque dejaron parte de su legado genético en las comunidades originarias humanas actuales de Australia y Oceanía.

Sabemos también que neandertales y sapiens hibridaron y la prueba está en nuestro mapa genético.

Pero en el caso de Denny es la primera vez que se encuentra a una descendiente directa (de primera generación) de dos especies humanas diferentes.

¿Qué secretos tenía guardados?

Os los vamos a ir contando conforme los vayamos conociendo. Pero de momento os adelantamos que, como era de esperar, Denny no estaba sola 😉

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L'Istituto Max Planck per l'antropologia evolutiva lo ha fatto di nuovo, pubblicando su Nature un paio di anni fa la scoperta della prima discendenza diretta di due specie umane diverse.

"Denny" (Denisova 11 per la scienza) era un 'adolescente vissuta 50.000 anni fa nella grotta di Denisova (Altai) e ci ha lasciato all'età di 13 anni.

Sua madre era una femmina di Neanderthal e suo padre un Denisovano. Questo fa di Denny il primo ibrido umano di prima generazione finora trovato.

Sappiamo che i Denisovani e i Sapiens si sono ibridati da qualche parte e in qualche momento (si sa molto poco dei misteriosi Denisovani rispetto alle altre specie umane) perché hanno lasciato parte della loro eredità genetica nelle attuali comunità umane originarie in Australia e Oceania.

Sappiamo anche che Neanderthal e Sapiens si sono ibridati e la prova è nella nostra mappa genetica.

Ma nel caso di Denny, è la prima volta che viene trovato un discendente diretto (di prima generazione) di due specie umane diverse.

Quali segreti ha mantenuto?

Vi parleremo di loro man mano che li conosceremo. Ma per il momento, come previsto, Denny non era sola 😉

Source: ArqueoEduca

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Chimpanzees have now shown they can help strangers at personal cost without apparent expectation of personal gain, a level of selfless behavior often claimed as unique to humans.

(Image credit: Max Planck Institute)

[teachersource]

Emmanuelle Charpentier was born on December 11, 1968. A French professor and researcher in microbiology, genetics, and biochemistry. As of 2015, she has been a director at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin. In 2018, she founded an independent research institute, the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens. In 2020, Charpentier and American biochemist Jennifer Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of a method for genome editing” (through CRISPR). This was the first science Nobel Prize ever won by two women.

[miroslawmagola]

Science fiction isn't fiction anymore - psychokinesis by Miroslaw Magola Via Flickr: Psychokinesis - Science fiction isn't fiction anymore. Psychokinesis or telekinesis is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction. Science fiction isn't fiction any more. Prof. dr. Gerhard Ruhenstroth-Bauer invited Mirosław Magola to the Biochemical Institute of the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried to take a closer look at the abilities and phenomena Miroslaw Magola exhibits in broadcasts and TV shows worldwide. This video was recorded at the Max Planck Institute and you can see what Miroslaw Magola alias Mind Force showed interested scientists and skeptics. Prof. dr. Gerhard Ruhenstroth-Bauer a German biochemist and physician. He was a professor of experimental medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich in Germany. In addition, Prof. dr. Gerhard Ruhenstroth-Bauer was a scientific member of the Max Planck Society and from 1962 until his retirement in 1981 director at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried. This is a documentary film about a researcher who started a movement to encourage scientists to help turn scientific knowledge into action.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Source: Time

Wounded wild orangutan seen using plant as medicine | BBC News

3 May 2024

[boisei]

i have got to do something about my inferiority complex. it honestly just feels like i am never good enough and am always an afterthought. idk whatever fuck this fuck life fuck it all

[fabiansteinhauer]

When does law begin?

When questions are hard to answer, it is time to answer them. When we live in multiplicity, it is time to answer sharp. If the possible answers are a million different answers, it is time to give answers. Everytime something starts, law starts too. To start is a juridical and/ or legal technique. This technique has a history, that does not stop. This technique reproduces law and the knowledge of law, and it does so by using something else then law.

We may give historical examples.

[storiearcheostorie]

Pompei, il Dna estratto dai calchi in gesso racconta chi erano (davvero) le vittime dell’eruzione del 79 d.C.

Pompei, il Dna estratto dai calchi in gesso racconta chi erano (davvero) le vittime dell’eruzione del 79 d.C.

Redazione Nel 79 d.C., il Vesuvio produsse una delle maggiori eruzioni della sua storia seppellendo la città romana di Pompei e i suoi abitanti sotto uno spesso deposito formato da lapilli e ceneri. Molti pompeiani furono uccisi dal crollo dei tetti dovuto al carico dei lapilli che cadevano da decine di chilometri d’altezza mentre altri, sopravvissuti a questa prima fase, trovarono la morte a…

[danieleneandermancini]

STUDIO SU DNA RIVELA CHE IL RIPARO ROCCIOSO DI OAKHURST ROCK, SUD AFRICA, RISULTI ABITATO PER OLTRE 9000 ANNI

STUDIO SU DNA RIVELA CHE IL RIPARO ROCCIOSO DI OAKHURST ROCK, SUD AFRICA, RISULTI ABITATO PER OLTRE 9000 ANNI Oakhurst Rock Shelter è un sito archeologico nei pressi della città di George, sulla costa meridionale del Sudafrica ed è incastonato in una rupe di arenaria sopra un ruscello in una valle ricoperta di alberi di yellowwood secolari e imponenti . Gli archeologi hanno iniziato a scavare a Oakhurst negli anni...

Oakhurst Rock Shelter è un sito archeologico nei pressi della città di George, sulla costa meridionale del Sudafrica ed è incastonato in una rupe di arenaria sopra un ruscello in una valle ricoperta di alberi di yellowwood secolari e imponenti . Gli archeologi hanno iniziato a scavare a Oakhurst negli anni ’30, come indicato in questo articolo pubblicato allora sulla rivista Nature dell’epoca.…

[mariamariamare]

Our first day, we never forget!

[redrosecut]

Me: *curious how likely it is that I might be a carrier for genes associated with dyslexia since many of my male relatives have it*

Max-Planck-Institut: Many genes associated with dyslexia are also associated with ADHD.

Any future kid: We are likely fucked with one or both, aren't we?

[craft2eu]

CONTACT ZONES – Pamela Breda, Victoria Keddie, Sajan Mani: Frankfurt a.M. bis 28.07.2024

Mit CONTACT ZONES – Pamela Breda, Victoria Keddie, Sajan Mani kooperiert das Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik (MPIEA) zum zweiten Mal mit dem Museum Angewandte Kunst. Ausgangspunkt für das gemeinsame Ausstellungsprojekt ist das Artist-in-Residence-Programm INHABIT, in dessen Rahmen pro Jahr zwei Gastkünstler:innen unterschiedlicher künstlerischer Disziplinen für vier Monate im Dialog…

[wissenschaft-verstehen]

Leben nach Maß: Wie die synthetische Biologie unsere Welt revolutioniert

Haben Sie sich je vorgestellt, Bakterien könnten Treibstoff produzieren, Pflanzen könnten Plastik herstellen, und Hefe könnte Medikamente brauen? Dies ist keine Szene aus einem Science-Fiction-Film, sondern Realität dank der Fortschritte in der synthetischen Biologie. Diese faszinierende Wissenschaft ermöglicht es uns, lebende Organismen so zu programmieren, dass sie nützliche Substanzen wie…

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Antisemitismus-Skandal in Halle: Professor der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft verbreitet offenbar Hass-Tiraden gegen Israel

Nazi-Vergleiche und Sympathien für den Hamas-Terror: Der australische Professor Ghassan Hage soll mehrere antisemitische Botschaften verfasst haben.