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This is why 500 scientists from 53 nations at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) are absolutely flexible and in the lab 24/7 – not only during Science Night. But for that night we switch from lab routine to a summer night with spectacular, fascinating experiments.

You can experience planarians, the masters of regeneration, identify a murderer using DNA fingerprinting in a Murder Mystery Game, or extract DNA from bananas. Or look at the abundance of small animals living in our Institute pond! And there's a huge Kids Area with fun hands-on stuff to do - like guiding a laser through a labyrinth of obstacles (may the force be with you!).

Highlights:

• 6-10pm KIDS PROGRAM Hands-on Area
• 6-11pm Guide Your Light Competition - Laser Labyrinth
• 7pm and 9pm SHOW: Murder Mystery Game – DNA Fingerprinting
• 8pm LECTURE Impfen ist bunt -  on vaccins
• 6-9pm STATION: Open Air Lab – Life in the pond
• from 6pm STATION Transgenic Core Facility
• from 6pm STATION Head or Tail? – planarians and regeneration
• from 6pm STATION Smashing Bananas – extracting DNA
• from 6:30pm GUIDED TOUR Electron Microscopy

Find the entire program of the Dresden Science Night at www.wissenschaftsnacht-dresden.de