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11 Jun 2024
"Incredible Hulk" lizard provides clues to understanding evolution
Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University have studied this phenomenon in a specific type of la...
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11 Jun 2024
Marine worm with outstanding vision fascinates researchers
The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is acti...
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8 Mar 2024
She has developed an animal-free preparation for cell culture – and is giving away the recipe!
It is now possible to test chemicals and makeup without using products isolated from animals. Researchers from Lund have developed a completely animal-free preparation for cell cul...
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30 Nov 2023
Commonly used pesticides are still harming bees
A new study from Lund confirms that pesticides commonly used in farmland significantly harm bumblebees. Data from 106 sites across 8 European countries show that despite tightened ...
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17 Nov 2023
Scientists have solved the damselfly colour mystery
For over 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms – one with a male-like appe...
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25 Oct 2023
Vacuum cleaner-effect in fungi can hold nanoplastics at bay
Using micro-engineered soil models, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the effect of tiny polystyrene particles on bacteria and fungi. While these nanoplast...
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25 Sep 2023
Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change
One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availa...
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7 Sep 2023
Disease affects blackbirds more than previously thought
When humans are ill, we tend to be less active. This also applies to wild animals, but so far, it has not been known how long the reduced activity lasts or which activities are aff...
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6 Sep 2023
Two biology researchers receive generous starting grants from the European Research Council
The biology researchers from Lund, Milda Pucetaite and Colin Olito, have been awarded starting grants from the European Research Council, ERC. The research projects aim to advance ...
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22 Aug 2023
Why killer bacteria affect some people more severely
Why are certain people more severely affected than others by invasive streptococcal infections? According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, the answer lies in our geno...
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