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Behavioral adaptations in chimpanzees and brain organoids as an alternative to animal experiments - two researchers from the German Primate Center have been awarded a grant of 40,000 euros each from the Daimler and Benz Foundation. Of a total of…

Guinea baboons possess information about the skillfulness of others and use it strategically to their advantage

In a video for Planet Schule, Julia Fischer describes her research work, the course of her career in science, and the basics of scientific work. Planet Schule is an ARD educational platform that focuses on providing learning materials for students…

Researchers from 24 countries have analyzed the genomes of 809 individuals from 233 primate species, generating the most complete catalog of genomic information about our closest relatives to date. The project, which consists of a series of studies…

In a Washington Post article, Rowan Titchener discusses her research on the perception of fairness in primates and its relevance to human evolution.

In an SZ article, Stefanie Keupp describes how behavioral researchers from our department carried out an experiment with long-tailed macaques, which suggests that the animals' anger in the event of injustice could be due to disappointment with a…

Conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Julia Fischer's nterview with the "La nueva Ilustración Evolucionista" blog