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intengineering t1_j6ohuu6 wrote

Reply to comment by R3pa1r3d in AskScience AMA Series: I'm Birgül Akolpoglu, a doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany. I work on microalgae and bacteria-based microrobots that could one day be used to deliver drugs and battle cancer! AMA! by AskScienceModerator

What an interesting question!

I am a researcher at one of the many Max Planck Institutes in Germany, and the Max Planck Society (MPG) is mainly financed by public funds from the federal government and the federal states. Therefore, all research done within the MPG is published as scientific articles in journals and conferences and they are 100% open to the public. Some publishers have a paywall, but virtually all research and results can be accessed. I wouldn't know if anybody is out there reading these papers for a specific reason other than gaining scientific knowledge from them! :)

Thanks and hope this answers the question!
All the best,
/birgül

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