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Our cells carry two copies of each chromosome, one inherited from each parent. Meiosis is a key biological process that reduces the number of the chromosomes to compensate for a doubling that occurs during fertilization, when the paternal…

The design of new materials allows for either improved efficiency of known applications or totally new applications that were out of reach with the previously existing materials. Indeed, tens of thousands of conventional materials such as…

Many studies show that animal and plant species are responding to recent climate warming. Shifts to colder climate zones, from the equator to the poles or to higher elevations in the mountains are particularly well documented. Model…

If alien plants are introduced and successfully spread in a region, it can have significant negative consequences for native species. Apart from that, another aspect of the global spread of plant species, is that this process also leads…

With a unique 3D printing method, advanced microscopy and simulation techniques, a magnetic double helix similar to human DNA was produced and its behaviour under the influence of magnetic fields was investigated. Magnetic structures with…

Foreign species, often introduced by humans, cause enormous damage in Europe every year. Their spread can have negative effects on local biodiversity and is accelerated by climate change. In an international study, with participation of…

A team of physicists at the Universities of Vienna, Bristol, the Balearic Islands and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI-Vienna) has shown how quantum systems can simultaneously evolve along two opposite time…

Rare diseases are usually caused by a single genetic defect. Nevertheless, the search for the cause and the assessment of the effects is highly complex and difficult. Jörg Menche’s Lab has now developed a multiplex network that maps all…

The Medal of the Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematics and Physics for the year 2021 is awarded to Elliott Lieb, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University.Professor Lieb is honoured for his deep and groundbreaking mathematical…

The University of Vienna hosts the second Webinar of the Teach4Reach project. Scientific cooperation partners are the University of Pretoria and the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck.During this online webinar researchers, policy…