Department of Biology – Department of Biology - University of Copenhagen

Department of Biology

Vibrant coral reef underwater. Photo: Getty.

Warming oceans can disrupt coral oxygen supply and trigger coral death

Horse

How horses whinny: Whistling while singing

Wei Zhou, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Plants in Permafrost Get Unexpected Help as the Arctic Warms

Wastewater treatment plant

Bacterial immune defenses persist through wastewater treatment

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Cracking one of genomics' biggest puzzles: which DNA switches control which genes?

Understanding how genes are controlled is one of the biggest challenges in genomics. Researchers at…

Researchers uncover hidden mechanism behind congenital heart disease

The discovery of a signaling mechanism in the cells’ ‘antennae’ may help explain why some fetuses…

From flat moss to forests and flowers: New discovery may explain how plants conquered land

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a previously unknown protein that may…

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