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Reviving Stone Age Molecules

Scientists are rebuilding microbial natural products up to 100,000 years old using dental calculus of humans and Neanderthals

Ancient DNA Reveals the Multiethnic Structure of Mongolia’s First Nomadic Empire

The Xiongnu dominated the Eurasian steppes two millennia ago and foreshadowed the rise of the Mongol Empire

New Discoveries About Where Atherosclerotic Plaques Rupture Can Lead To Preventive Treatments

A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques

Bacteria Are Vital For The Diversity And Survival Of Insects

Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet.

Beethoven’s Genome

Scientists have sequenced the composer’s genome using five genetically matching hair locks

Huge Study Unveils The Consumption Of Drugs By Danes

MEDICATION Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Statistics Denmark have analysed more than one billion prescriptions issued by general practitioners. In the long term, the analysis may help to optimise prescription trajectories, but there are still many things we do not know about the associations between diseases and treatment patterns, explains Professor Søren Brunak who has been in charge of the study.

Ice Age Survivors

Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 30,000 years – they took shelter in Western Europe but died out on the Italian peninsula

Revealed: Molecular “Superpower” Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

A species of ordinary gut bacteria that we all carry flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics.

Cocktail Of Modified Antibodies Provides Strong Effect Against SARS-Cov-2

Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2?

Microorganisms' Climate Adaptation Can Slow Down Global Warming

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil.

Dinosaurs Were The First To Take The Perspectives Of Others

Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person’s visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two.

New Study Questions The Efficacy Of Many Osteoarthritis Treatments

Recruiting osteoarthritis patients with a lot of pain to clinical studies, may give incorrect results if the researcher does account for the natural variation in pain that occurs.

Marriage in Minoan Crete

New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age

Children Of Parents With Little Education Have Increased Risk Of Early Death. Now We May Know Why

INEQUALITY In a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, data on more than 1.2 million Danish children show a clear connection between parents’ level of education and children’s risk of dying far too early. A main reason is social and family issues in childhood, the study concludes.

Ancient DNA from Medieval Germany Tells the Origin Story of Ashkenazi Jews

Research team analyzed genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14th century Erfurt, Germany

Scientists Discover Rare Element In Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden have also developed a new method for analyzing exoplanets, making it possible to study them in more detail.

Algae In Swedish Lakes Provide Insights To How Complex Life On Earth Developed

By studying green algae in Swedish lakes, a research team, led by Lund University in Sweden, has succeeded in identifying which environmental conditions promote multicellularity. The results give us new clues to the amazing paths of evolution.