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CLIMATE

2024.04.18

How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics

Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement…

Microbiology

2023.11.24

RNA trickery disarms the antiviral CRISPR defenses of bacteria

Bacteria-attacking viruses, known as bacteriophages, use small RNAs to disarm the CRISPR-Cas immune…

Species

2023.11.21

The genomic secrets to how the muskox mastered living on the edge

At the end of the last Ice Age, many iconic species became extinct - including the steppe bison, th…

Resistance to antibiotics

2023.11.07

Closer to understanding how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics

Haemophilus influenzae stands out as a significant bacterial culprit, notorious for causing severe…

Fungi

2023.10.23

Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as…

2023.10.03

Villum Synergy: Interdisciplinary research

Although solutions to major challenges usually require cross-disciplinary collaboration, researcher…

THE BRAIN

2023.09.22

Jellyfish are smarter than you think

Jellyfish are more advanced than once thought. A new study from the University of Copenhagen has…

Funding

2023.09.22

The unorthodox research ideas still have golden days at the Department of Biology

This year's 49 Villum Experiment grant recipients have been selected from a strong field of over…

Funding

2023.09.08

New Horizon Europe funding to BIO and ICMM researchers

Professor Lotte Bang Pedersen, Søren Tvorup Christensen (Section of Cell Biology and Physiology,…

Biodiversity

2023.09.02

Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost

In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark.…

Animals

2023.08.14

Denmark is crawling with the world's most resilient creature

They’re found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and…

VIRUS

2023.07.05

Danish researchers solve the mystery of how deadly virus hide in humans

With a new method for examining virus samples researchers from the University of Copenhagen have…

Health

2023.05.31

Could this explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

Puberty often begins early for children who are obese. While there is nothing new about this fact, …

Seadragon

2023.05.30

Study finds weedy seadragons genetically connected across the Great Southern Reef

Common, or weedy, seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) are iconic fish in their native waters of…

Dissemination Award

2023.05.09

Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts

Hans Henrik Bruun is an especially active voice of reason in public discourse about the present and…

Diseases

2023.05.03

High-throughput experiments might ensure a better diagnosis of hereditary diseases

All human beings are genetically very similar, sharing approx. 99.9% of the DNA code. The remaining…

Prize

2023.04.28

British Ecological Society journal prize winner: Aya Permin

The British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research…

Insects

2023.03.22

Researchers get to the “bottom” of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated

Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to…

Sustainability

2023.01.18

Sustainability: A dirty game

Sustainability is a concept that can be hard to understand and even harder to implement. What if yo…

Department of Biology

Increased CO2 emissions from world’s tundra surprise researchers

Iconic savanna mammals face genetic problems due to fences and roads

A new family tree revises our understanding of bird evolution

Mediterranean marine worm has developed eyes “as big as millstones"

Gene flow in giraffes and what it means for their conservation

The small intestine adapt its size according to nutrient intake

Lundbeck Experiment

Shine On - You Crazy Coral

Bringing order to disordered proteins

BIO researcher was researching his way through the eye of a needle

How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics

RNA trickery disarms the antiviral CRISPR defenses of bacteria

The genomic secrets to how the muskox mastered living on the edge

Closer to understanding how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics

Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

Villum Synergy: Interdisciplinary research

Jellyfish are smarter than you think

The unorthodox research ideas still have golden days at the Department of Biology

New Horizon Europe funding to BIO and ICMM researchers

Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost

Denmark is crawling with the world's most resilient creature

Danish researchers solve the mystery of how deadly virus hide in humans

Could this explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

Study finds weedy seadragons genetically connected across the Great Southern Reef

Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts

High-throughput experiments might ensure a better diagnosis of hereditary diseases

British Ecological Society journal prize winner: Aya Permin

Researchers get to the “bottom” of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated

Sustainability: A dirty game

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