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Wageningen University & Research scientists have demonstrated that genes influence swimming fitness of tilapia. As there are indications that fitter fish are also healthier and more resilient, the researchers recommend including…

Han Zuilhof and group members from the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry of Wageningen University & Research have been named as winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Robert Robinson Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, the new…

In the latest global QS World University Rankings 2022, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) retains its position among the top ten per cent of the world’s universities, despite dropping from place 115 to 123 in the annual ranking.…

Last week, a special capsule was launched at sea, some 25 miles West of the island of Texel in the Netherlands. The live position of this 'Plastic in a Bottle' capsule can be tracked online and shows the route that plastic waste may…

Bacteriophages are still a relatively unknown component of the human microbiome. However, they can play a powerful role in the life cycles of bacteria. Biochemist Thomas Böttcher from the University of Vienna and PhD student Magdalena…

Futuristic handheld scanners that can instantly diagnose all that ails us are on the verge of becoming a reality, thanks to a University of Alberta researcher whose use of artificial intelligence (AI) to pinpoint a growing host of…

University of Alberta students will get cross-disciplinary, work-integrated learning in one of Canada’s fastest-growing industries, thanks to a major grant announced today.The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada…

Abigail Brodhead considers herself a quiet person, shy about striking up conversations and asking questions. So when the COVID-19 pandemic shelved the University of Alberta student’s in-person practicum in the spring of 2020, she was…

Anew study from the University of California, Davis, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai confirms that surgical masks effectively reduce outgoing airborne particles from talking or coughing, even after allowing for leakage…

The Ohio State University has bestowed its highest faculty honor – the title of Distinguished University Professor – on Martha Chamallas and Umit S. Ozkan, who lead a list of 21 faculty members recognized by the university this spring for…