Wageningen University

In new research published in PNAS scientists of among others Wageningen University & Research show how peat can disappear and be created.Tipping pointForests and peatlands are inextricably linked, according to the study conducted by…

The tests found that even a low dose of the vaccine resulted in a good immune response. The back-up vaccine was developed within the European Prevent-nCoV consortium. Another vaccine – ABNCoV2 – has also been developed in Denmark as part…

At the request of the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) conducted research into price formation in the food supply chain for sustainable and non-sustainable…

Direct measurements possible“The NEOtrap, which we developed in Cees Dekker's lab (Delft University of Technology) and in collaboration with Hendrik Dietz (Technical University of Munich), is a way for scientists to study proteins’…

We are increasingly aware of the impact that nutrition has on our health. In addition, people react differently to nutrients and foods and each person has their own preferences. This makes it difficult to change a nutrition pattern. The…

Digital Geminis are digital versions of living (and non-living) organisms and objects. For example, cells, plants, animals, people and ecosystems.This digital copy can help to better understand, describe and analyse things. Because the…

The researchers were able to predict the behaviour of boron ions during water processing and thus simplify their removal. The study is available on-line at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Many harmful or…

Every year, viral diseases wreak havoc on tomato and cucurbit crops worldwide, amounting to EUR 3,5 billion in harvest losses in Europe alone. The EU-funded VIRTIGATION project has been launched to combat emerging viral diseases in…

Wide rivers drive key atmospheric processes such as river winds. These river winds can have a significant impact on local and regional chemical transport and climate. But river winds are elusive atmospheric phenomena and their effect on…

Despite the corona crisis, the demand for and supply of sustainable food products increased in 2020. Spending on sustainable food increased by 7% in just one year, while total spending on food in the Netherlands fell by 9%, caused by the…