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Celebrity fossil reveals all for science

Published 21 September 2017 Agnostus pisiformis (Photo: Esben Horn) With the help of an artist, a geology professor at Lund University in Sweden has figuratively speaking breathed life into one of science’s most well-known fossil species; Agnostus pisiformis. The trilobite-like arthropod lived in huge numbers in Scandinavia a half-billion years ago. Today, this extinct species provides important c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/celebrity-fossil-reveals-all-science - 2025-01-11

Hospital design and innovative cleaning can protect patients from resistant bacteria

Published 18 September 2017 Photo: Roger Lundholm Hospitals should design premises and adapt their infection control routines to a society that no longer has effective antibiotics, and that is vulnerable to fast-spreading global pandemics. This is argued in a new dissertation from Lund University in Sweden. “Many hospitals in Sweden and the world are becoming old and worn out. Therefore, we now ha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hospital-design-and-innovative-cleaning-can-protect-patients-resistant-bacteria - 2025-01-11

The Women’s March Mobilised People with Diverse Interests: study

Published 21 September 2017 Photo: Dana R. Fisher People who participated in the Women’s March in Washington DC in January 2017 were motivated by a range of diverse issues that cut across race, gender, and sexuality but shared similar educational backgrounds, a new study finds. It was led by researcher Dana R. Fisher, a Professor at the University of Maryland, and currently a visiting guest profes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/womens-march-mobilised-people-diverse-interests-study - 2025-01-11

Brain damage in fish affected by plastic nanoparticles

Published 25 September 2017 Photo: Christer Brönmark A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that plastic particles in water may end up inside fish brains. The plastic can cause brain damage, which is the likely cause of behavioural disorders observed in the fish. Calculations have shown that 10 per cent of all plastic produced around the world ultimately ends up in the oceans. As a resul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-damage-fish-affected-plastic-nanoparticles - 2025-01-11

Stem cell researcher wins prestigious prize

Published 25 September 2017 Photo: Gustav Mårtensson The Fernström Foundation’s Grand Nordic Prize – one of the largest medical research prizes in Scandinavia – goes this year to the stem cell researcher, Jonas Frisén. His research concerns stem cells, primarily how they are transformed and renewed in mature organs. Jonas Frisén, professor at the Karolinska Institute, has been awarded the 2017 Gra

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/stem-cell-researcher-wins-prestigious-prize - 2025-01-11

WATCH: Wasted bird feathers turned into food

Published 26 September 2017 Photo: Kennet Ruona Every year, millions of tons of bird feathers from slaughterhouses are wasted. In the future, we can instead perhaps make use of the protein in the feathers and eat them. Researchers in biotechnology at Lund University in Sweden have identified and refined a microorganism capable of converting various forms of organic waste into products for food, an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-wasted-bird-feathers-turned-food - 2025-01-11

Plant substance inhibits cancer stem cells

Published 27 September 2017 Photo: Rodrigo Villagomez Lab experiments show that the chemical compound damsin found in the plant Ambrosia arborescens inhibits the growth and spread of cancer stem cells. The similar but synthetically produced ambrosin has the same positive effect, according to researchers at Lund University and University Major of San Andrés in La Paz, Bolivia. The plant Ambrosia ar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/plant-substance-inhibits-cancer-stem-cells - 2025-01-11

New study changes our view on flying insects

Published 29 September 2017 Photo: Anders Hedenström For the first time, researchers are able to prove that there is an optimal speed for certain insects when they fly. At this speed, they are the most efficient and consume the least amount of energy. Corresponding phenomena have previously been demonstrated in birds, but never among insects. Previous studies of bumblebees have shown that they con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-changes-our-view-flying-insects - 2025-01-11

Antikythera shipwreck yields remarkable artifacts

Published 5 October 2017 Photo: Brett Seymour Researchers have discovered several extraordinary items at the Antikythera shipwreck site in Greece, including bronze statue pieces and a mystery disc decorated with a bull. The statue pieces, notably a bronze arm and two marble feet attached to a plinth, were found lodged under massive boulders, leading the international team to believe that at least

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antikythera-shipwreck-yields-remarkable-artifacts - 2025-01-11

Discovery of a new fusion gene class may affect the development of cancer

Published 5 October 2017 Carlos Rovira Cancer researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new class of fusion genes with properties that affect and may drive the development of cancer. A fusion gene occurs when a chromosomal break brings two separate genes together into a new functioning gene. So far, the research has focused on protein-coded fusion genes. However, human genes consi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/discovery-new-fusion-gene-class-may-affect-development-cancer - 2025-01-11

Researchers reconstruct ancient fish lizard

Published 3 March 2022 The sculpture (Photo: Johan Joelsson) Geologists at Lund University in Sweden have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Using a uniquely well-preserved fossil, the team has also created the scientifically most up-to-date reconstruction of an ichthyosaur currently available. Fish lizards, or ichthyosaurs, were a very successfu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-reconstruct-ancient-fish-lizard - 2025-01-12

Researchers and performers teaching children to question fake news

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 3 March 2022 The latest PISA assessment clearly shows that children and young adults have difficulties navigating the fast flow of information in society today. Photo: iStockphoto. What are opinions, what are facts and what are outright lies? The latest PISA assessment clearly shows that children and young adults hav

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-and-performers-teaching-children-question-fake-news - 2025-01-12

Unique collaboration model for a sustainable production industry

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 9 March 2022 Martin Adell, Technology Platform Manager at Tetra Pak and Axel Knutsson, Materials Specialist at Alfa Laval at the MAXPEEM beamline at MAX IV synchrotron. Photo: Filip Lenrick. Nanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material proper

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industry - 2025-01-12

Q&A: COVID-19 vaccine study gains attention

Published 10 March 2022 To the left: Petri dishes for cell cultures in the lab. To the right: Cells from the cell line the researchers used in the study. Photo: Massimo De Marinis and Yang de Marinis. A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2025-01-12

Nationalistic conspiracy theory drives Putin

Published 10 March 2022 Tova Höjdestrand (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Vladimir Putin is driven by the old nationalistic theory about the western world’s conspiracy against Russia states Tova Höjdestrand, senior lecturer in Social Anthropology and a researcher whose areas of interest include Russia and nationalism. According to her, Russian conservatives have driven a radical conspiracy theory since the 1

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nationalistic-conspiracy-theory-drives-putin - 2025-01-12

War criminals held accountable in The Hague

Published 11 March 2022 Jessica Almqvist Any war crimes and accusations of genocide could be investigated by two different courts, both in The Hague. Jessica Almqvist, professor at the Department of Law, analyses what this involves. “There are not many who would dispute the unlawfulness of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”, says Jessica Almqvist. Some days ago, Ukraine held Russia accountable for havi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-criminals-held-accountable-hague - 2025-01-12

Media propaganda contributes to Russians’ world view

Published 11 March 2022 Anamaria Dutceac Segesten (Photo: Diego Monsivais) The media in Russia and Ukraine live different lives. The media in Ukraine is quite free, whereas Russia lies at the bottom of international comparisons of media freedom, says Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, senior lecturer in European Studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature and associate professor of Strategic Commun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/media-propaganda-contributes-russians-world-view - 2025-01-12

The sanctions could lead to more wind and solar power

Published 11 March 2022 Chernobyl (Ivan Tykhyi/Mostphotos) The fighting at Chernobyl has caused an increase in radioactive radiation levels. Aleh Cherp, a professor at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), has studied energy security and Chernobyl. He thinks that the sanctions could lead to significant changes in the types of energy used in Europe. During the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sanctions-could-lead-more-wind-and-solar-power - 2025-01-12

Women’s work in the home – then and now

Published 11 March 2022 Paid industrial work from home was common in the past – and now. Around 60 million people around the world are currently working as industrial homeworkers, such as contract sewing jobs. Photo: Västmanland County Museum and Istock In many ways, Swedish industrialisation began in the home. Women spun, wove and sewed clothes for payment in between their daily agricultural task

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/womens-work-home-then-and-now - 2025-01-12

Reduction in severe perineal tearing when two midwives are present during childbirth

Published 16 March 2022 Photo: iStock/isbjorn Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied whether severe perineal tears – known as sphincter injuries – are reduced if the primary midwife has assistance of a colleague during the final stage of labour. The study included a total of more than 4 000 first-time mothers. The results are published in The Lancet. There is currently a lack of e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/reduction-severe-perineal-tearing-when-two-midwives-are-present-during-childbirth - 2025-01-12