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Whales

Whales eat more than expected. And that’s why we need more of them

Fruit fly metabolism could pave the way for new obesity and diabetes drugs

Nitrogen fixation in the Subarctic

Research expedition to the Central Arctic Ocean

A microbial process hidden on marine particles

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Comment on Reuters report

2021.12.01

Comment on Reuters report regarding article published by Professor Guojie Zhang.
Widespread vaginal condition could lead to emergency caesarean section

2021.12.01

An imbalance in the vaginal bacteria of pregnant women is associated with an increased risk of emergency cesarean section. This is demonstrated in a new study by scientific researchers at the University of Copenhagen an…
Whales eat more than expected. And that’s why we need more of them

2021.11.15

It is fifty years since humans stopped hunting whales, but the ecosystem is still not the same. New research estimates of how much whales eat suggest that past culling of the creatures by humans has contributed to…
Independent Research Fund Denmark: Inge Lehmann grant to Henriette Autzen

2021.11.10

110 mDKK from the Independent Research Fund Denmark has just been implemented for 39 talented researchers in Denmark. One of the programs is given to Henriette E. Autzen, Department of Biology. The purpose of the progra…
DNA from Sitting Bull’s hair confirms kinship with descendants

2021.10.27

A research team from the University of Copenhagen has mapped the genetic material of the fabled Native American chief, Sitting Bull.

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