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Measurements of nitrogen fixation in the Arctic Ocean aboard RV Polarstern (photo: Rebecca Duncan)
RESEARCH

Important phenomenon discovered in the Arctic – could boost marine life

From left: Postdoc Nan Yang, professor Albin Sandelin, Associate Professor Kathrin Rousk, and Associate Professor Yong Zhan.
WILD IDEAS

From bacterial food sources to cell gene activity: Four new, wild projects

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RESEARCH

Discovery of new ciliary proteins suggests link between cell antennae and chronic diseases

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NEW RESEARCH CENTRE

New Danish research centre to make designed proteins with vast potential

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THE ARCTIC
2025.10.20

Important phenomenon discovered in the Arctic – could boost marine life

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered an important phenomenon beneath the…
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2025.10.06

From bacterial food sources to cell gene activity: Four new, wild projects

Four bold and innovative ideas from the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen have…
Cell biology
2025.09.05

Discovery of new ciliary proteins suggests link between cell antennae and chronic diseases

New research findings from the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen bring us one…

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