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Gene flow in giraffes and what it means for their conservation

Giraffes, with their bizarre body plan, have always held a special place in the minds of evolutionary biologists and non-experts alike. In a new study, led by a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen,…

Economists: Ecosystems have higher monetary value than previously calculated

Current economic practice systematically underestimates the value of nature, according to an international group of economists. Writing in the journal Science, they propose a new calculation formula.

Scientists use blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for "meat-like" proteins

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have not only succeeded in using blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for a new protein – they have even coaxed the microalgae to produce "meat fiber-like" protein strands…

Scientists use blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for "meat-like" proteins

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have not only succeeded in using blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for a new protein – they have even coaxed the microalgae to produce "meat fibre-like" protein strands…

Welcome to Caroline!

New PhD student working on the human ABCC-transporter family

Cover story in Nature Plants

DynaMo paper as cover story in Nature Plants

Asparagus and orchids are more similar than you think

How is a beech leaf constructed? What determines the appearance of an asparagus? A new 'encyclopaedia’ created by researchers at the University of Copenhagen helps us learn more about the building blocks of plants. The…

Asparagus and orchids are more similar than you think

How is a beech leaf constructed? What determines the appearance of an asparagus? A new 'encyclopaedia’ created by researchers at the University of Copenhagen helps us learn more about the building blocks of plants. The…

New study on global biodiversity hotspots

Based on millions of distribution data, researchers reveal unexpected patterns that may redefine our understanding of global hotspots of biodiversity.

New study: Pig welfare outweighs climate concerns for consumers

Consumers would rather pay more for higher-welfare pork than for pork with a reduced climate footprint. Politicians and the pork industry can learn from the result, according to the researchers behind the University of…

Large nitrous oxide emissions from flooded fields suggests action

AGRICULTURE Danish agriculture faces challenges in reducing the release of greenhouse gases. New research from the University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Nature Management (IGN) reveals unexpectedly…

How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics

Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement across the continent over time often remain a mystery. A new scientific study led by researchers from the University of…

Deyang Xu receives new NNF grant

Project description: Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is the world’s third largest oilseed crop. The press cake that remains after oil pressing contains 30-40% protein with an excellent amino acid composition. The press cake i…

Large nitrous oxide emissions from flooded fields suggests action

New research from IGN reveals unexpectedly large nitrous oxide emissions from the flooded fields on Zealand. The results have recently been published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

Deyang receives Innoexplorer grant

New grant to explore rapeseed cake as a novel food

Barbara keynote speaker at Planteværket

State of the union talk by Professor Barbara Ann Halkier

JEG HAR SMAGT PÅ BITTER RAPSKAGE. DET KOMMER DU NOK OGSÅ TIL I FREMTIDEN

The potential of rapeseed cake as a novel plant based food product

The microbiome processes of peat degradation

Here is a peak behind the scenes with assistant professor Signe Lett, who is currently running a mesocosm experiment within our OxyMiST project, trying to identify the specific microorganisms that break down peat mosses…

Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that bonnets can…

Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that bonnets can…

Postdoc: We must not forget humans in our effort to protect animals and nature 

The practice of nature conservation has historically oppressed people to protect nature. We need nature conservation to take cultural diversity as well as biodiversity into account, says postdoc Federica Bocchi.

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Bioengineered carbon sequestration: exploiting enzymes to enhance direct air capture of CO2 by microalgae

Microalgae consume CO2 and convert it by photosynthesis into biomass and useful bioproducts. How can we optimize their ability to capture CO2 directly from the air?

Toxic effects of high O2 in microalgae and cyanobacteria

Why does O2 inhibit photosynthesis and what can we do about it?