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Cancer
2020.10.22
Researchers solve long-standing ‘protein paradox’ and suggest way to exploit cancer weakness
Researchers from UCPH have discovered how MCM proteins protect the human cells against DNA instability, which can cause devastating diseases including cancer.
TREES
2020.10.20
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara
There are far more trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel than most would expect. A combination of artificial intelligence and detailed satellite imagery allowed a team from the University of Copenhagen and…
Fossils
2020.10.15
A deadly long-distance hunter: DNA study reveals new insights about the scimitar-toothed cat
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have mapped the entire nuclear genome of a sabre-toothed cat.
Geology
2020.10.14
Volcanic eruptions may explain Denmark’s giant mystery crystals
Researchers have long been stumped for an explanation of how tens of millions of years-old giant crystals known as glendonites came to be on the Danish islands of Fur and Mors. A recent study from the University of…
Dementia
2020.10.08
Healthy lifestyle cuts the risk of dementia in half
New research shows that a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle almost cuts the risk of age-related dementia in half.
Epilepsy
2020.10.07
Study identifies brain cells most affected by epilepsy and new targets for their treatment
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified new potential drug targets for treatment of epilepsy. In the largest single cell dataset for a brain disease published so far, researchers pinpoint the…
Sustainable diet
2020.10.05
Sprat, mollusks and algae: What a diet of the future might look like
Rethinking what we eat is essential if we hope to nourish ourselves sustainably and mind the climate. One option is to seek out alternative food sources from the sea. All the way at the bottom, where algae, cephalopods…
New Prorector
2020.09.30
Professor of social data is appointed Prorector
Professor David Dreyer Lassen will take up a new position as Prorector at the University of Copenhagen on 1 January 2021. He will be in charge of research, innovation and overall relations with foundations and…
CLIMATE
2020.09.25
Study delivers new knowledge about what causes thunderstorms and cloud bursts
Thunderstorms often provoke violent cloud bursts that can result in devastating flooding. But what actually spawns thunderstorms and cloud bursts? This question has spurred a new study by researchers at the University o…
Sonning Prize
2020.09.24
Belarusian Nobel Prize winner receives the Sonning Prize
The 2021 Sonning Prize goes to the Belarusian author and dissident Svetlana Alexievich. She is recognised for her novels that are based on personal stories from Soviet citizens. After the presidential election in Belaru…
Chemistry
2020.09.23
Chemist uses CO2 to convert seawater into drinking water
A University of Copenhagen chemist has invented a cutting-edge green technology that uses CO2 to convert seawater into drinking water — within minutes. The plan is to use the desalination technology to replace…
Quantum physics
2020.09.23
Tomorrow’s pharmaceuticals could be discovered by quantum simulators
Trial and error define today’s approach to developing new pharmaceutical drugs. But with their enormous computing power, quantum computers are expected to solve important and complex problems in medicine, biology and…