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12 May 2025 | News
Unicellular green algae may carry giant virus DNA in their genome
Humans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, scientists establish that green algae can carry latent gia...
4 Apr 2025 | News
Migrating roach have sharper eyesight
Roach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-ey...
20 Mar 2025 | News
The reliability of scientific methods under scrutiny
How credible are research results? A new biology study shows that the same data can give different answers depending on the method of analysis used – raising questions about the st...
6 Dec 2024 | News
Researcher to receive ERC Consolidator Grant
Andreas Nord, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will receive EUR 2 million to study how warm-blooded animals are affected as the climate becomes warmer and more unpredicta...
8 Nov 2024 | News
New GPS system for microorganisms could revolutionise police work
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system...