Ovulation filmed from start to finish for the first time

New findings for fertility research

25-Oct-2024 - Approximately 400 times in a woman's life, a mature egg makes the “leap.” It is released into the fallopian tube, ready for fertilization by the sperm. Researchers led by Melina Schuh, Christopher Thomas, and Tabea Lilian Marx from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences ...

From Startup to Global Market Leader

Brand Anniversary of the BioTech Company ibidi GmbH

10-Jul-2024 - Twenty-five years ago, four young scientists registered the brand ibidi. Building on this foundation, they established the biotechnology company ibidi GmbH nearly two years later, in February 2001. Today, it is considered the global market leader for innovative cell biochips in live cell ...

Innovative microscopy technique reveals secrets of lipid synthesis inside cells

Two-color infrared photothermal microscopy (2C-IPM) opens new avenues for long-term study of lipid metabolism in living cells

30-Jan-2024 - South Korean researchers led by Director CHO Minhaeng at the IBS Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (IBS CMSD) made a pivotal discovery in the field of cellular microscopy. The team has successfully developed Two-Color Infrared Photothermal Microscopy (2C-IPM), a novel technology ...

Cytoskeleton acts as cells’ bouncer for bacteria

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown function of septins in defending cells against dangerous hospital pathogens

24-Oct-2022 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs. The P.a. bacteria species has an entire arsenal of strategies for evading the immune system and infecting tissue. Researchers working with Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer and Dr. ...

Errors at the start of life

The process of combining maternal and paternal genetic information is surprisingly error-prone

14-May-2021 - Only one in three fertilizations leads to a successful pregnancy. Many embryos fail to progress beyond early development. Cell biologists at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen (Germany), together with researchers at the Institute of Farm Animal Genetics in ...

Looking at the good vibes of molecules: a new method for label-free metabolic imaging

09-Jan-2020 - Label-free dynamic detection of biomolecules is a major challenge in live-cell microscopy. The simultaneous visualization of dynamic alterations for classes of metabolites, such as carbohydrates and lipids, was an unmet need in biomedical research. Now, a novel imaging method developed by a ...