Scientists at the German Primate Center (DPZ) in Göttingen and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig have identified vital resistant mechanisms for certain immune cells against retroviruses such as HIV-1 and SIV. The results have been published in the scientific magazine Virology Journal.

Mobile DNA element allows conclusions on the evolution of apes

Scientists from Africa and two Leibniz-Institutions discuss a new German-African research project to study tapeworm infections in the Ethiopian Highlands

Prof. Dr. Lutz Walter explains during an interview with Bayern 2 how much "ape" is within each one of us

In cooperation with scientists from Cologne and Vienna, primatologist Julia Fischer from the DPZ is researching the evolutionary fundamentals of social comparisons. The aim is to clarify the existence of social comparative processes not only in humans but also in non-human primates and corvids.

After four years as President of the Leibniz Association, the farewell ceremony for Karl Ulrich Mayer took place at the Berlin Academy of the Arts this morning. At the same time, Matthias Kleiner was inaugurated as the new president and his first day at work will be on 1 July.