Vaccine 07/05 2019

Needleless vaccine will protect children from dangerous viruses

Orally administered vaccine can protect millions from hepatitis B. Oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections. Therefore, researchers are continuously pursuing ways to produce an oral vaccine that is sufficiently effective.

ROYAL RECOGNITION 13/05 2019

Crown Princess Mary awards two Australian exchange students

On 13 May, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary gave out the Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian exchange students at the University of Copenhagen.

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Research Team Identifies the First Gene that Increases the Risk of Fainting
2019.05.16
Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet. Based on… »
Crown Princess Mary awards two Australian exchange students
2019.05.13
On 13 May, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary gave out the Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian exchange students at the University of Copenhagen.… »
Uncovering a 5000-year-old family tragedy
2019.05.10
An international team, lead by researchers from the universities of Copenhagen and Aarhus, has shed light on a mysterious 5000-year-old mass grave in Poland. Despite being killed brutally, the victims were buried… »
Rector supports imprisoned researcher and human rights activist
2019.05.09
The Rector of the University of Copenhagen supports the Saudi Arabian historian and human rights activist Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi in a letter to the King of Saudi Arabia.… »
Needleless vaccine will protect children from dangerous viruses
2019.05.03
Orally administered vaccine can protect millions from hepatitis B. Oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections. Therefore, researchers are continuously pursuing ways to produce an oral vaccine that is… »
The narwhal’s surprising survival strategy: a million years of extremely low genetic diversity
2019.05.02
University of Copenhagen researchers have mapped a West Greenlandic narwhal's genetic family history and made a surprising discovery: genetic variation in narwhals is very low compared against other mammals. The… »
Risk and unnaturalness cannot justify EU’s strict policy on GMO
2019.04.24
The EU’s policy on GMO is extremely strict and prevents new GMO crops from being authorized. The policy is based on arguments about the risk and unnaturalness of GMO plants – but these arguments cannot justify the… »
Nanocomponent is a quantum leap for Danish physicists
2019.04.23
University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less than one-tenth the width of a human hair, the miniscule component makes it possible to… »