Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
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The Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology is a renowned German research institute in Tübingen focused on fundamental research in developmental and evolutionary biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology canonical | 2 |
| Max Planck Institute for Biology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3542880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology Context triple: [Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, employer, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology]
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Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry is a leading German research institute near Munich that conducts fundamental research in molecular biology, cell biology, and related areas of life sciences.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a leading German research institute in Berlin focused on fundamental research in molecular biology, genetics, and genomics.
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Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is a leading German research institute in Göttingen that conducts interdisciplinary fundamental research at the interface of biology, chemistry, and physics.
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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
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E.
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is a leading German research institute that investigates how organisms use chemical signals to interact with each other and their environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology Target entity description: The Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology is a renowned German research institute in Tübingen focused on fundamental research in developmental and evolutionary biology.
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A.
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry is a leading German research institute near Munich that conducts fundamental research in molecular biology, cell biology, and related areas of life sciences.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a leading German research institute in Berlin focused on fundamental research in molecular biology, genetics, and genomics.
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C.
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is a leading German research institute in Göttingen that conducts interdisciplinary fundamental research at the interface of biology, chemistry, and physics.
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D.
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology is a German research institute in Berlin dedicated to fundamental research on infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.
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Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology is a leading German research institute that investigates how organisms use chemical signals to interact with each other and their environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Max Planck Institute
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research institute ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
biology
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life sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinates | 48.531°N 9.041°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| employerOf |
doctoral students
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postdoctoral researchers ⓘ research scientists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
developmental biology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| focus | fundamental research ⓘ |
| formerName |
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Max Planck Institute for Biology
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| fundedBy |
Max Planck Society
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public funds of Germany ⓘ |
| hasLaboratoryType | basic research laboratory ⓘ |
| hasMission | conduct basic research in developmental and evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringInstitution |
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
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Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
animal developmental biology
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evo-devo ⓘ evolution of development ⓘ genome biology ⓘ molecular evolution ⓘ plant developmental biology ⓘ |
| hasType | non-university research institute ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Max Planck Campus Tübingen ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
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Germany ⓘ Tübingen ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Max Planck ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| partOf | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
evolution of biological form
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gene regulation in development ⓘ mechanisms of development ⓘ model organisms in developmental biology ⓘ |
| state | Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| website | https://www.eb.mpg.de/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology Description of subject: The Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology is a renowned German research institute in Tübingen focused on fundamental research in developmental and evolutionary biology.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
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formerName
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Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Max Planck Institute for Biology
subject surface form:
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard