News from the Department

Evolution

2025.03.27

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

New study uncovers the intricate factors that drive the evolution of genomes.

Healthy planet

2025.03.18

BIO spinout joins coveted Venture Lab Program

The biotech company NanoGuard Crop Solutions, founded by Associate Professor Kenneth Veland Halberg…

Population genetics

2025.03.14

Extensive genetic mapping could significantly impact the treatment of metabolic diseases in Greenland

In the most extensive genetic study of the Greenlandic population to date, researchers from Denmark…

Wildlife behavior

2025.02.21

Leafcutter Ants Domesticated Their Fungal Crops Millions of Years Before Humans - New Genomic Discoveries Reveal How

150 years after leafcutter ants were discovered deep in South American rainforests, scientists from…

Villum Experiment

2024.09.26

Villum Experiments grants to 3 researchers at Department of Biology

51 innovative and unconventional research ideas have just received support from the Villum…

Marine Biology

2024.09.11

The longest-living vertebrate genome

The Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus), an elusive dweller of the depths of the northern…

Protein research

2024.08.13

Discovery of key protein that helps cells maintain their identity

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have found that a protein called Mrc1 plays a…

Risk assessment

2024.06.10

Groundbreaking risk assessment framework for the future

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 million to Professor…

Biotechnology

2024.05.15

Mystery CRISPR unlocked: a new ally against antibiotic resistance?

CRISPR-Cas systems have revolutionized biotechnology by offering ways to edit genes like a pair of…

Plants

2024.05.15

Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery by…

CLIMATE

2024.04.18

Increased CO2 emissions from world’s tundra surprise researchers

As they warm, Arctic tundra environments will probably release 30% more CO2 than they do today – an…

species

2024.04.12

Iconic savanna mammals face genetic problems due to fences and roads

Wildebeest migrations have become a rarer sight in Africa as humans continue to interrupt their…

Evolution

2024.04.11

A new family tree revises our understanding of bird evolution

A team of researchers from the Bird 10,000 Genomes (B10K) consortium has reported a new bird famil…

Marine Biology

2024.04.09

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

Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can…

Evolution

2024.03.12

Gene flow in giraffes and what it means for their conservation

Giraffes, with their bizarre body plan, have always held a special place in the minds of…

Cell- and Neurobiology

2024.02.26

The small intestine adapt its size according to nutrient intake

Resizing of the intestine is a highly conserved strategy employed by a wide range of organisms to…

Funding

2024.02.06

Lundbeck Experiment

Two grants supporting wild research at Department of Biology.

Corals

2024.02.01

Shine On - You Crazy Coral

Luminous corals are on the program at this year's light festival in Copenhagen 'Copenhagen Light…

Protein Research

2024.01.31

Bringing order to disordered proteins

In the biological world, proteins are the molecules that make things happen. The conventional view…

Grant

2024.01.23

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

Rafael Pinilla Redondo from the section for Microbiology at the Department of Biology, University o…

Biodiversity

2024.01.08

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

Major bird study could help us fight the next pandemic

BIO spinout joins coveted Venture Lab Program

Extensive genetic mapping could significantly impact the treatment of metabolic diseases in Greenland

AI Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals

Nitrogen fixation on marine particles is important in the global ocean

Million support from Villum for research talents at BIO

New fundamental property of the Argonaute proteins discovered

The end of the vascular plant chauvinism?

New NNF Data Science Investigator at BIO

The Carlsberg Foundation promotes basic research at the Department of Biology

Funding for green research

Caste Differentiation in Ants

Research towards a more sustainable Arctic

Free research funding for researchers at the Department of Biology

Potent antimicrobials from bacteria in toxic birds

Leafcutter Ants Domesticated Their Fungal Crops Millions of Years Before Humans - New Genomic Discoveries Reveal How

Villum Experiments grants to 3 researchers at Department of Biology

The longest-living vertebrate genome

Discovery of key protein that helps cells maintain their identity

Groundbreaking risk assessment framework for the future

Mystery CRISPR unlocked: a new ally against antibiotic resistance?

Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

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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