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  2012.03.16

  Glacier-fed river systems threatened by climate change

  As glaciers vanish due to global warming, so will those species dependent upon the icy runoff. The alarming … »

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  2012.03.15

  Protein researchers unravel the molecular dance of DNA repair

  The results of a new study will help unravel exactly how chemotherapy affects cells´ workings and will … »

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  2012.03.14

  New Danish centre to explore the Earth's interior

  To solve the mantle plume mystery Professor Hans Thybo and colleagues will lower advanced seismographic … »

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  2012.03.12

  Defect in transport system cause DNA chaos in red blood cells

  Researchers from BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have just found a mechanism of the protein Codanin-1, … »

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  2012.03.09

  Sustainability threatened by rising demand for livestock products

  A major new European research project aims to identify and develop innovative solutions and technologies … »

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  2012.03.08

  Scientists map new mechanism in brain's barrier tissue

  Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have documented a previously unknown biological mechanism … »

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  2012.03.08

  The first Danish basic research centre in law opens

  A new basic research centre in law at the University of Copenhagen has been established to study the … »

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  2012.03.06

  Exercise changes the genetic identity of your muscle cells

  New research may change the way we view our DNA and its ability to change. This could not only help … »

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  2012.03.05

  The Blue Planet's new water budget

  Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Stanford have examined 3.8 billion year old minerals from … »

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  2012.03.01

  'REST' is crucial for the timing of brain development

  Researchers from BRIC have just shown that the molecule REST acts as an adapter between genetic off-switches … »

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  2012.03.01

  New indicator diseases reveal hidden HIV

  An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has revealed that a number … »

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  2012.03.01

  Top researcher takes over as Director of the Protein Center

  From 1 April, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR) at the University of Copenhagen … »

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  2012.03.01

  Sturdy Scandinavian conifers survived Ice Age

  New research shows that some Scandinavian conifers survived the inhospitable ice age climate likely … »

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  2012.02.22

  Birds sing louder amidst the noise and structures of the urban jungle

  Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Aberystwyth have discovered that … »

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  2012.02.22

  Researchers from Europe battle aggressive type 2 diabetes

  A major European research effort with Danish participation and EU funding of DKK 11 million is taking … »

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  2012.02.21

  Promising new compound for treating stroke

  Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound … »

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  2012.02.21

  Toxins from diseased brain cells make diseases of the brain even worse

  Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered one of the molecular combat mechanisms … »

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  2012.02.20

  Archaeologists discover Jordan's earliest buildings

  Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, … »

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  2012.02.20

  Rainforest plant combats multi-resistant bacterial strains

  Researchers have discovered a natural substance in a Chilean avocado plant that is active in combination … »

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  2012.02.16

  Cellular aging increases risk of heart attack and early death

  A large-scale population study in Denmark involving nearly 20,000 people shows a direct link between … »

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  2012.02.16

  Synthetic protein amplifies genes needed for stem cells

  Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying … »

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  2012.02.10

  New international genome research centre to open in Denmark

  BGI Europe, a subsidiary of the leading Chinese genomic organisation, will open its first European genome … »

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  2012.02.09

  Leading University of Copenhagen scholars honoured as Elite Researchers

  Danish Ministry awards two of its five prestigious Elite Researcher Awards to leading scholars at the … »

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  2012.02.03

  Schooling protects fleeing children from disease

  New research shows that just a few hours of schooling a week markedly effects the health of children … »

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  2012.01.25

  Protein researcher receives prestigious European award

  Professor Matthias Mann has just received the prestigious Louis-Jeantet Prize for medicine for his outstanding … »

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  2012.01.22

  Cooling semiconductor by laser light

  Researchers at the NBI have combined two worlds – quantum physics and nano physics, and this has led … »

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  2012.01.19

  The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change

  University of Copenhagen leaves imprint on new UN panel in effort to preserve world nature. … »

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  2012.01.19

  Report shows risk of blindness halved over last decade

  The number of new cases of blindness and severe visual loss in Denmark has been halved during the last … »

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  2012.01.12

  Research prevents eco-fraud

  In recent years, the growing demand for organic food products has led to the faking of food and fraud. … »

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  2012.01.11

  A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way

  Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered that most of the Milky Way’s 100 billion … »