Published 8 November 2023 Illustration of phage virus injecting its DNA into a cell (Image: Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu) Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. "When the temperature rises, the virus's genetic material changes its form and d

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Published 12 May 2015 Biohackers experiment with their own bodies to upgrade themselves. They try to acquire a supermemory, increase their metabolic rate or affect some other biological mechanism. Now an interdisciplinary project is investigating how biohacking will come to influence our view of the human body and bioscience. : Interdisciplinarity generated by a long friendship. Immunologist Jenny

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Published 18 March 2016 Curiosity and the desire to learn are strong driving forces behind Almut Kelber’s research and her work as Pro Dean for research at the Faculty of Science. Almut Kelber says that knowledge about the animals’ solutions can also provide answers to general problems. “In my work as pro dean, it is important that I also continue with my own research – not least in order to subje

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By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 18 February 2019 Tobias Uller and Emma Kritzberg hope the decision inspires catering companies to focus more on vegetarian alternatives. The hope is also that other parts of the University will follow suit. Photo:Inger Ekström Vegetarian to become the standard, meat a special dietary request. That is the result of the Departm

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By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 15 April 2019 Acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson. Photo:Jenny Loftrup Threats against researchers are increasing, according to acting chief security officer Håkan Jönsson, who received 16 reports of threats last year. The rise is in online threats, whereas the number of disruptive or violent people on

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Published 4 June 2019 Photo: Jonas Andersson In brilliant sunshine, the new doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors walked in procession from the main University building to the Cathedral for the most important event in the academic calendar – the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. The ceremony took place on 24 May and the flags on the roof of the main University building flapped against a

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Published 28 October 2019 Photo: Mostphotos International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scientists identifies key knowledge gaps th

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Published 20 March 2017 Is it OK for a manager to email employees in the evenings and on weekends? More employers should have explicit rules about emailing outside working hours, according to Mikael Ottosson, who is researching the work environment within a project entitled “Going home already? Fluid working hours means freedom to some people and stress to others, says Mikael Ottoson. Photo: Ulrik

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By erik [dot] skogh [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erik Skogh) - published 19 May 2025 The therapy dog Millie puts on a show in the entrance of Forum Medicum. Photo: Erik Skogh Two therapy dogs instead of one. There was a big turnout on May 5 when the pop-up event "Mental Health on Campus" was held in the Forum Medicum entrance. The goal was to give students a chance to share their thoughts on mental

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By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 29 October 2019 International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an inter

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Published 22 May 2024 "I am pleased that IMS has acknowledged the collaborative nature of my work. Developing efficient computational tools requires cooperation between specialists from many different areas,” Malgorzata Bogdan comments. We are happy to announce that Malgorzata Bogdan, Professor of Statistics at Lund University School of Economics and Management and University of Wroclaw, has been

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Published 29 May 2019 The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Together with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, researchers at Lund University have conducted the largest ever analysis of ALL at protein level by studying activity in more than 8,000 genes and proteins. The results of the study show a deviant folding of the DNA s

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Published 21 November 2014 Astronomic amounts of new digital information about the world, our genetic heritage and our habits are continuously being generated. This information is a goldmine for research – as long as the data can be accessed, stored and analysed. “We have a lot of expertise in the field. More and more areas of Lund University are nearing the threshold for big data as an integral p

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By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 2 January 2024 Christopher Douse explores the repetitive portion of the human genome, so-called ‘genomic dark matter’, and its role in human brain development and degeneration. Photo: Alexis Bento Luis. Christopher Douse, a new group leader at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, has been awarded the Ben Barres

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/exploring-genomic-dark-matter-christopher-douse-awarded-12m-grant-chan-zuckerberg-initiative - 2025-07-05