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The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) will be presenting the topic “Physics of Life” at the Dresden Science Night on June 20th, 2025. This year, we will not open the institute, but we are part of the exciting program at the faculty of physics at the TUD Dresden University of Technology, in the Hermann-Krone-Bau, Nöthnitzer Straße 61.
A hands-on science station and a public talk by Prof. Stephan Grill, director at the MPI-CBG, will explore the physical laws and mechanisms that biology uses to form and structure life. Whether it's activating DNA, dividing cells, or deciding where left and right are in a quail embryo, we're looking for the driving forces behind it all. Visitors can observe firsthand how new life is formed at our hands-on station in the Hermann-Krone-Bau. The public talk discusses what forces create cells and what role these forces play in deciding which side becomes the left or the right in creatures like the worm or quail.
About the Dresden Science Night
Once a year, Dresden's universities, non-university research institutions, and science-related businesses open their doors to the general public. This year’s topic is “The night that makes you smarter (Die Nacht, die schlauer macht).” Interested visitors will be able to experience science and technology, research and innovation, art, and culture through various lectures, experiments, guided tours, displays, and films. We are looking forward to seeing you this year in the Hermann-Krone-Bau, Nöthnitzer Straße 61.
The full program at the MPI-CBG is available here: https://www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreach/outreach/lndwdd2025
The program of the Dresden Long Night of Science can be found here: https://www.wissenschaftsnacht-dresden.de/en/events