Life Sciences - Sep 18
Human tissue waste a possible solution for cruelty-free research into male infertility
Human tissue waste a possible solution for cruelty-free research into male infertility
Environment - Sep 8
VUB EUTOPIA project DurAMat aims to create more sustainable metals via 3D printing
VUB EUTOPIA project DurAMat aims to create more sustainable metals via 3D printing
Research management - Aug 15
Ghent University remains first Belgian university in Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
Ghent University remains first Belgian university in Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
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NO sex without KISS(peptin)!
A research team led by Prof. Julie Bakker (GIGA-ULiège) and Prof. Ulrich Boehm (Saarland University, Germany) has made a major advancement in our understanding of how the brain controls sex. Using female mice as a model, the researchers found that a hormone in the brain, (appropriately) called kisspeptin, drives both attraction to the opposite sex and sexual behavior.
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The ocean is losing its breath
The international research group GO2NE, including its co-chair Marilaure Grégoire , a physicist civil engineer, FRS-FNRS Research Director in the FOCUS Research Unit and ocean modelling specialist, w
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Soil contains one of the keys to climate agreement
Million-year old soils prove their impact on a successful climate agreement To drive back global warming to below 2°C, carbon storage in soils plays an important part, since soils can store a notable share of the human CO2 emissions.
Million-year old soils prove their impact on a successful climate agreement To drive back global warming to below 2°C, carbon storage in soils plays an important part, since soils can store a notable share of the human CO2 emissions.
Global Change Ecology Centre welcomes 4 new FWO-fellows
Introduction: Last week it was announced which new fellows will initiate a FWO-funded PhD or postdoc in the next year.
Introduction: Last week it was announced which new fellows will initiate a FWO-funded PhD or postdoc in the next year.
T-cell leukaemia: cancer cells take advantage of ’survival protein’
Cancer researchers have shown that some patients with T-cell leukaemia produce too much of the BCL-2 protein.
Cancer researchers have shown that some patients with T-cell leukaemia produce too much of the BCL-2 protein.
How to slow down Ebola: virologists use genetic trees to evaluate intervention strategies
The phylogenetic tree of the Ebola epidemic of 2013-2016 doesn't just tell us how the Ebola virus was able to evolve: it also reveals which events and preventive measures accelerated or slowed down the spreading of the virus. Between 2013 and 2016, West Africa suffered the most severe outbreak of Ebola ever recorded.
The phylogenetic tree of the Ebola epidemic of 2013-2016 doesn't just tell us how the Ebola virus was able to evolve: it also reveals which events and preventive measures accelerated or slowed down the spreading of the virus. Between 2013 and 2016, West Africa suffered the most severe outbreak of Ebola ever recorded.
"Neck or back pain? Move without worries!"
The extensive study was published in this week's edition of the leading scientific journal JAMA Neurology.
The extensive study was published in this week's edition of the leading scientific journal JAMA Neurology.
The next revolution in food will be microbes
A recent study on microorganisms as a source of protein has been awarded as Top Feature Article of 2017 by the American Chemical Society.
A recent study on microorganisms as a source of protein has been awarded as Top Feature Article of 2017 by the American Chemical Society.
Natural sniper kills hospital bacterium
Microbial geneticists at KU Leuven have unravelled how a specific type of protein eliminates the hospital bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Microbial geneticists at KU Leuven have unravelled how a specific type of protein eliminates the hospital bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Stolen Dinosaur Skeleton Turns Out To Be Swimming Raptor
A team of scientists has described a new dinosaur species that could both walk and swim. "We always thought dinosaurs were terrestrial, but now it is very clear for the first time that there were also swimming dinosaurs", says palaeontologist Pascal Godefroit of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
A team of scientists has described a new dinosaur species that could both walk and swim. "We always thought dinosaurs were terrestrial, but now it is very clear for the first time that there were also swimming dinosaurs", says palaeontologist Pascal Godefroit of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
To increase both sugar yield and biomass production in the model plant Arabidopsis
To ease the industrial processing of plant biomass into energy, plants are engineered to contain less lignin. Unfortunately, this intervention typically leads to reduced yield. Researchers have now discovered a way to overcome this problem. Moreover, the strategy the researchers at the VIB-Ghent University Center for Plant Systems Biology does not just restore the biomass yield.
To ease the industrial processing of plant biomass into energy, plants are engineered to contain less lignin. Unfortunately, this intervention typically leads to reduced yield. Researchers have now discovered a way to overcome this problem. Moreover, the strategy the researchers at the VIB-Ghent University Center for Plant Systems Biology does not just restore the biomass yield.
The Australian government’s plan for the biocontrol of the common carp presents several risks
Belgian, English and Australian scientists are calling on the Australian authorities to review their decision to introduce the carp herpes virus as a way to combat the common carp having colonised the country's rivers.
Belgian, English and Australian scientists are calling on the Australian authorities to review their decision to introduce the carp herpes virus as a way to combat the common carp having colonised the country's rivers.
First scientific expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
A international team of scientists heads to Antarctica to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that's been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. Marine biologist Ann Vanreusel (Ghent University) is one of them. The iceberg known as A68, which is four times of London, calved off from the Larsen Ice Shelf in July 2017.
A international team of scientists heads to Antarctica to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that's been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. Marine biologist Ann Vanreusel (Ghent University) is one of them. The iceberg known as A68, which is four times of London, calved off from the Larsen Ice Shelf in July 2017.
A research team led by Prof. Julie Bakker (GIGA-ULiège) and Prof. Ulrich Boehm (Saarland University, Germany) has made a major advancement in our understanding of how the brain controls sex. Using female mice as a model, the researchers found that a hormone in the brain, (appropriately) called kisspeptin, drives both attraction to the opposite sex and sexual behavior.
VitriCell raises over €1 million
The company, which moved to new premises in the GIGA tower in Liège (Belgium) last October, intends to recruit several new employees this year.
The company, which moved to new premises in the GIGA tower in Liège (Belgium) last October, intends to recruit several new employees this year.
Visit Ghent University at the Light Festival
Not only is light useful, cosy and beautiful, it is also terrifically interesting and full of unexpected applications! But that is something we will let the visitors to the Ghent Light Festival 2018 discover for themselves in the foyer of the Universiteitsforum Building (Ufo). Smack in the middle of all the spectacular light artworks, dozens of enthusiastic light researchers from Ghent University will amaze you with interactive demos.
Not only is light useful, cosy and beautiful, it is also terrifically interesting and full of unexpected applications! But that is something we will let the visitors to the Ghent Light Festival 2018 discover for themselves in the foyer of the Universiteitsforum Building (Ufo). Smack in the middle of all the spectacular light artworks, dozens of enthusiastic light researchers from Ghent University will amaze you with interactive demos.
The international research group GO2NE, including its co-chair Marilaure Grégoire , a physicist civil engineer, FRS-FNRS Research Director in the FOCUS Research Unit and ocean modelling specialist, w
Frogs use molecules that act as tiny fangs to get their poison into predators
A team of researchers from the Amphibian Evolution lab at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology at Ghent University has deciphered how poisonous frogs manage to intoxicate an attacking predator fast enough to avoid begin eaten.
A team of researchers from the Amphibian Evolution lab at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology at Ghent University has deciphered how poisonous frogs manage to intoxicate an attacking predator fast enough to avoid begin eaten.
Scientists figure out how timer for cell division works
Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells. Researchers at KU Leuven have unravelled how this timer is switched on and off. Their findings open up perspectives for the treatment of cancer, as keeping the timer going would stop cancer cells from dividing.
Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells. Researchers at KU Leuven have unravelled how this timer is switched on and off. Their findings open up perspectives for the treatment of cancer, as keeping the timer going would stop cancer cells from dividing.
Computer program detects differences between human cells
"How many different cell types are there in the human body? And how do these differences develop? Nobody really knows," says Professor Stein Aerts from KU Leuven/VIB. But thanks to a new method developed by his team, that may be about to change. Even though each of the cells in our body carries the exact same DNA sequence, there's a huge variety of cell types and functions.
"How many different cell types are there in the human body? And how do these differences develop? Nobody really knows," says Professor Stein Aerts from KU Leuven/VIB. But thanks to a new method developed by his team, that may be about to change. Even though each of the cells in our body carries the exact same DNA sequence, there's a huge variety of cell types and functions.
World ALS Day 2017: the fight against an unseen killer
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and paralysis.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and paralysis.
Life Sciences - Sep 18
Human tissue waste a possible solution for cruelty-free research into male infertility
Human tissue waste a possible solution for cruelty-free research into male infertility
Environment - Sep 8
VUB EUTOPIA project DurAMat aims to create more sustainable metals via 3D printing
VUB EUTOPIA project DurAMat aims to create more sustainable metals via 3D printing
Research management - Aug 15
Ghent University remains first Belgian university in Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
Ghent University remains first Belgian university in Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)