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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, … »

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  2011.09.22

  Aboriginals get new history

  New reserach from the Willerslev group show, that the Aboriginal Australians were the first explorers. … »

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  2011.09.22

  Denmark moves up the stem cell research league

  Several members from one of Europe's leading research groups in stem cell research which focuses on … »

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  2011.09.20

  Deans present rough outline for larger faculties

  The University of Copenhagen Board has given Rector Ralf Hemmingsen and the University’s deans a mandate … »

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  2011.09.16

  Virus a potential future cancer medicine

  In a new project, researchers document that the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) plays a previously … »

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  2011.09.14

  New research will help combat antibiotic resistance problems in Africa

  A University of Copenhagen PhD student has developed a new chemical analysis technique that will help … »

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  2011.09.07

  Legislation creates conflict on the Horn of Africa

  Drought and hunger are not the only things raging on the Horn of Africa. The countries are also torn … »

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  2011.08.25

  Herbal abortion helps African women

  Researchers have examined a number of plants which are used for illegal abortions in Tanzania. Several … »

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  2011.08.25

  The malaria mosquito is disappearing - but it is not just good news

  The incidence of malaria in many African countries south of the Sahara is falling rapidly, shows new … »

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  2011.08.19

  New piece to the puzzle of brain function

  Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have made a discovery that could form the basis for future … »

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  2011.08.19

  Researchers on the trail of a treatment for cancer of the immune system

  Danish researchers are the first in the world to block a bio-antenna of the memory cells of the immune … »

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  2011.08.17

  Moon younger than previously thought

  Analysis of a piece of lunar rock brought back to Earth by the Apollo 16 mission in 1972 has shown that … »

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  2011.08.02

  Large variations in Arctic sea ice

  For several thousand years, there was much less sea ice in The Arctic Ocean – probably less than half … »

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  2011.07.30

  Computational chemistry shows the way to safer bio fuels

  Toxic alternatives to fossil fuel to be prevented using predictive mathematical modelling … »

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  2011.07.14

  Cancer gene therapy from camels

  New research published in Journal of Controlled Release confirms that camel blood can help scientists … »

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  2011.07.11

  Malaria parasites use camouflage to trick immune defences of pregnant women

  Researchers from Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen have discovered why malaria parasites … »

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  2011.07.11

  Root plant combats lethal ticks in Afghanistan

  In the remote region of Pamir in Afghanistan two University of Copenhagen students have tracked antihistaminic … »

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  2011.06.30

  Companies offered free licences for inventions

  The University of Copenhagen has introduced the concept ‘Easy Access IP’, which makes it possible for … »

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  2011.06.27

  New Danish centre to boost knowledge about our cells

  The Center for Advanced Bioimaging has been inaugurated at LIFE – the Faculty of Life Sciences at the … »

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  2011.06.09

  African bulbous plant can help HIV patients

  The South African plant, Tulbaghia can soothe oral fungal infections, which HIV/AIDS patients often … »

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  2011.06.08

  New discovery can improve breast cancer treatment

  BRIC researchers have elucidated BRCA2 function - the new knowledge can improve breast cancer therapy. … »

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  2011.06.06

  15 million DKK for vaccine against pregnancy related malaria

  Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection against malaria. Now … »

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  2011.05.30

  Increasing international interest for the University of Copenhagen

  An exchange at the University of Copenhagen ranks high on many international students' wish list. … »