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When healing is successful: Zebrafish show ways to regenerate the spinal cord

While humans usually remain permanently paralyzed after severe spinal cord injury, nerve fibers can regrow in zebrafish. This is due to specialized connective tissue cells that regulate inflammation and prevent the formation of scar tissue. The findings of a research team involving the…

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When curiosity shines – young researchers discover the science of light

When outstanding young talents enter the laboratories of cutting-edge research, a special moment of exchange arises. This was the case in mid-October, when the 2024 and 2025 national winners of the “Jugend forscht” competition in physics visited the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light…

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Record attendance at the 2025 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften at our locations

With 2,567 visitors, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) set a new attendance record at the 2025 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (Long Night of Sciences) last Saturday. Between 5 p.m. and midnight, science enthusiasts took…

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