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Equal is better? How people think Covid-19 vaccines should be shared worldwide -
Pressemitteilung, 24.03.2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the world. It has also revealed many new questions. The fact that a vaccine can be developed, produced and distributed already during a global h…
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New face for the Forum Wissen -
Pressemitteilung, 23.03.2022
Professor Christoph Bleidorn, biologist at the University of Göttingen, will become the Scientific Director on 1 June 2022, and thus the new "face" of the Forum Wissen, the University's future…
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Tropical peatland, sea level rise and climate change -
Pressemitteilung, 22.03.2022
Tropical peatlands are one of the most efficient carbon sinks. The flipside is that they can become massive emitters of carbon if they are damaged, for instance by land use change, degradation…
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Burst of rapid cell motion in 3D tumour model -
Pressemitteilung, 16.03.2022
Biological processes such as wound healing and cancer cell invasion rely on the collective and coordinated motion of living cells. A little understood aspect that influences these processes is…
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Stalagmites trace climate history and impact from volcanic eruptions -
Pressemitteilung, 09.03.2022
The soils and vegetation of Patagonia's fjord regions form a unique and highly sensitive ecosystem that is closely linked to marine ecosystems, sediment deposition and carbon storage in the oc…
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Research and art connect for sustainability -
Pressemitteilung, 08.03.2022
Keeping the environment unspoilt, promoting social equality and strengthening sustainability – this is what connects researchers from the University of Göttingen and the university in Jambi on…
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Vanilla cultivation in the right place pays off for people and nature -
Pressemitteilung, 15.02.2022
Madagascar is the most important country for vanilla production – the fragrant ingredient that is a favourite flavour for ice cream, cakes and cookies. The vanilla orchid is cultivated in the …
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Recently identified protein group plays major role in nature -
Pressemitteilung, 15.02.2022
Proteins are the “workhorses” in every living cell and constitute the chemical basis of life. These little ma-chines are required to turn food into energy, to manage motion and brain activitie…
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Making hospital staff fit to fight cyber-attacks -
Pressemitteilung, 11.02.2022
Cyber-attacks to hospitals pose an increasing threat to data security and healthcare in German hospitals. Simple human error is often the way that hackers trick their way into the system. The …
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Sacred remains: ancestors return home -
Pressemitteilung, 10.02.2022
When the anatomist Georg Thilenius excavated a number of skulls and skeletons on the island of Maui in 1897, he violated the prevailing Hawaiian laws that prohibited the removal of human remai…
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Impact of Covid-19 social isolation measures on early development -
Pressemitteilung, 07.02.2022
An international consortium with researchers from 13 countries has investigated the impact of Covid-19 re-lated social isolation measures on 2,200 young infants and toddlers between 8 and 36 m…
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Virtual tours make pig farming more transparent -
Pressemitteilung, 02.02.2022
Many people would like to see better animal welfare and transparency in livestock farming. In recent years, agriculture has increasingly tried to be more open, for example through farm tours. …
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Genome Atlas to support the rescue of biodiversity in Europe -
Pressemitteilung, 26.01.2022
To provide important genomic data to inform research about Europe’s biodiversity, scientists from 48 different countries initiated the "European Reference Genome Atlas" (ERGA) in 2021. Along w…
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Branching worm discovered in Japan named after Godzilla’s nemesis -
Pressemitteilung, 20.01.2022
Branching marine worms are bizarre creatures with one head but a body that branches over and over again into multiple posterior ends. Until now, only two species of these curious beasts, thoug…
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Balanced diet can mitigate negative impact of pests for bumblebees -
Pressemitteilung, 19.01.2022
Bumblebees are important pollinators because they pollinate many different plant species and are extremely resilient. They can still manage to fly at temperatures that are too cold for other p…
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