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Nobel Laureates in Physics with close ties to Uppsala University
15 november 2019
This year’s Nobel Laureates in Physics, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, have been working closely with Uppsala University for a quarter century. Th...
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Magnetic currents in DNA-molecules understood with new theory
15 november 2019
Jonas Fransson, Professor at Uppsala University, has developed a model for how electrons move in helix shaped molecules when they are affected by e...
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First evidence of feathered polar dinosaurs found
12 november 2019
A cache of 118 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur and bird feathers has been recovered from an ancient lake deposit that once lay beyond the sout...
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Rare evidence of a giant Jurassic pliosaur from Switzerland
07 november 2019
An exceptionally rare fossil jaw from a giant Jurassic pliosaur has been found in Switzerland, and recently identified by an international team of ...
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What is consciousness?
06 november 2019
What does it mean to be ‘aware’, and how is our consciousness connected to the physical brain? A recent thesis from Uppsala University explores the...
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No higher cancer risk from hip prostheses
05 november 2019
Discussion is under way in the EU on classifying cobalt, which is included in orthopaedic implants, as a potential carcinogen. A group of researche...
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How variable are the molecules of life?
03 november 2019
How variable are gene transcripts and proteins, the molecules of life, across the tissues and organs of the human body? Furthermore, how variable a...
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“Nanotechnology is creating quite unique opportunities for sustainable development”
01 november 2019
Hi there Maria Strømme, Professor in nanotechnology, and participating in the Kvalitetsmässan, a conference on AI, nanotechnology and cyber-attacks...
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International cooperation to enhance efficient drug development
30 oktober 2019
NeuroDeRisk is a new international consortium in which Uppsala University, together with 17 partner organisations, will develop tools for better pr...
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Shedding new light on greener synthesis pathways
25 oktober 2019
In a new collaborative project involving chemists with various backgrounds, researchers are seeking greener and more sustainable ways of producing ...
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Next-generation embedded systems need new technology
25 oktober 2019
Cars, satellites, aircraft, robots and pacemakers are all controlled by software in embedded computer systems. That they should be updatable in a s...
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In-depth knowledge of body’s signalling system may lead to greater drug efficacy
25 oktober 2019
Researchers are investigating, at molecular level, how the human body has evolved to recognise various signalling substances. Their hope is to be a...
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Study may offer new brain-tumour treatment
25 oktober 2019
Malignant gliomas are common brain tumours for which no curative treatment yet exists. Now, in a multidisciplinary collaboration, Anna Dimberg’s re...
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New and surprising light on the earliest tetrapods
24 oktober 2019
Superbly preserved fossils from Russia, excavated with support of a grant from the National Geographic Society and described today by an internatio...
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How rare earth element (REE)-rich deposits in central Sweden formed
23 oktober 2019
Much of our modern technology relies on the use of rare earth elements (REEs), and a key to finding more of them is to understand the processes tha...
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Social Privilege Translates into Online Power
21 oktober 2019
The comment sections of online newspapers, blogs and Twitter feeds are often described as a democratic forum; however, a recently published doctora...
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DNA study sheds new light on the Neolithic Battle Axe Culture
14 oktober 2019
In an interdisciplinary study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, an international research team has combined archaeological, genetic ...
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A focus on social genomics for new research infrastructure
11 oktober 2019
Science has already shown that human behaviour is shaped by complex interactions between heredity and the social environment. Now researchers at Up...
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Dog-owning heart attack patients live longer
10 oktober 2019
Scientists at Uppsala University have investigated whether dog owners survive a heart attack or stroke more often than other people. The results sh...
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: “Very well-deserved!”
09 oktober 2019
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for developing the lithium-ion battery, ...