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  2012.01.10

  Niels Bohr Institute gets top researcher from Harvard

  A grant of 38 million from the VILLUM FOUNDATION paves the way for a brand new professorship at the … »

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  2011.12.21

  Discovery of the first planet the size of Earth

  Astronomers from the NBI have participated in the first discovery of a planet the size of Earth. Using … »

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  2011.12.21

  New research platform paves way for future bio-based society

  The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation is donating DKK 112 million for a new platform bringing … »

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  2011.12.20

  Breastfeeding promotes healthy growth

  A PhD project from LIFE – the Faculty of Life Sciences – has shown that breastfed children follow a … »

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  2011.12.19

  Scientists turn to protein clues to recreate mammoth DNA

  For the first time ever scientists have been able to work backwards by using 126 proteins from a 43,000-year-old … »

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  2011.12.15

  University of Copenhagen creates new super faculties

  University of Copenhagen has decided to merge four of the University’s eight faculties into two. This … »

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  2011.12.13

  Robert Feidenhans'l receives 20 million for food product research

  Professor Robert Feidenhans'l has received a large grant of almost 20 million kroner from the Danish … »

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  2011.12.12

  Extra weight loss from dietary fibres extracted from seaweed

  A new research project conducted shows that dietary fibres from brown algae boost the sensation of satiety, … »

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  2011.12.11

  A lake fauna in a shot-glass

  Danish research team leads the way for future biodiversity monitoring using DNA traces in the environment … »

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  2011.12.08

  Danish mushroom inspires cancer researchers

  Researchers have explored the active principles of a Danish mushroom and found that some of the substances … »

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  2011.12.02

  Chemistry student working for climate-friendly fridges

  Coolants used in refrigerators have been revealed to be disruptive to earth climate. Now a student of … »

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  2011.12.01

  Mysterious Christmas star explosion

  Christmas Day 2010 the Swift satellite observed a very strange gamma-ray burst in the distant universe. … »

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  2011.12.01

  New research project to examine the transatlantic slave trade

  A new research project will bring together an unprecedented range of young researchers to examine the … »

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  2011.12.01

  Danish HIV patients can live as long as the general population when treated optimally

  Researchers who have been following Danish HIV patients for more than fifteen years now see that the … »

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  2011.11.16

  Predicting future threats for global amphibian biodiversity

  New research shows that amphibian populations are declining worldwide, and their declines far exceed … »

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  2011.11.15

  Ancient stars shed light on the prehistory of the Milky Way

  Some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way – a kind of stellar fossils contain abnormally large amounts … »

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  2011.11.15

  Surgery on toy animals lessens anxiety of veterinary students

  Training basic surgical techniques on toy animals before having to perform operations on living animals … »

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  2011.11.14

  Billions in savings in health costs through reduced air pollution

  Air pollution causes people to get sick, and illness costs society money. A report from CEEH shows … »

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  2011.11.10

  Risk of contracting diabetes to increase in world of 7 billion people

  World citizen number 7 billion is less likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS, … »

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  2011.11.07

  Research in cellular memory

  Associate Professor Anja Groth has recieved an ERC Starting Grant and has been selected for EMBO's Young … »

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  2011.11.03

  Nano-tech makes medicine greener

  Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are behind the development of a new method that will make … »

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  2011.11.02

  Dirt prevents allergy

  If infants encounter a wide range of bacteria they are less at risk of developing allergic disease … »

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  2011.11.02

  Giant star explosion casts light on distant galaxies

  Astronomers including members from the NBI have used light from a distant gamma-ray burst to investigate … »

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  2011.11.02

  Unraveling the causes of the Ice Age megafauna extinctions

  Was it humans or climate change that caused the extinctions of the iconic Ice Age mammals? University … »

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  2011.10.28

  Two giant grants from the EU to the Niels Bohr Institute

  The Niels Bohr Institute has received two large research grants totalling 35 million kroner from ERC. … »

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  2011.10.20

  Tracing the first North American hunters

  An astonishing new chapter has been added to North American prehistory with research showing that the … »

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  2011.10.19

  Sea levels will continue to rise for 500 years

  Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have calculated the long-term outlook for rising sea levels, … »

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  2011.10.13

  Polar bears ill from accumulated environmental toxins

  Industrial chemicals are transported from the industrialised world to the Arctic via air and sea currents … »

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  2011.10.09

  Small molecules can starve cancer cells

  Researchers from BRIC have found that a small molecule in our cells can block autophagy in cancer cells … »

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  2011.10.02

  Could football give homeless men a health kick?

  Playing street football two or three times a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men, … »