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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart 28 May 2024Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos...
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Simulation of infant gut makes predictions about optimal milk 25 April 2024David Versluis successfully simulated an infant gut virtually. This is crucial for research on improvements in formula milk. Currently, such research ...
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Grant opens door to decipher the secret sensory world of plants 04 April 2024Plants not only sense when they are touched, but they can also adapt to it. For example, by strengthening or defending themselves. But how do plants d...
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Embryos of the bitterling perform a somersault. This teaches us something new about natural selection 20 February 2024Even embryos can become embroiled in an evolutionary arms race with another species. Leiden biologists demonstrate this with larvae of the rosy bitter...
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PhD candidates deserve special attention: their new confidential counsellor Annemarie Meijer explains why 23 January 2024She studied biology in Leiden and never left. Now, as Professor of Immunobiology, Annemarie Meijer has taken on the role of the new confidential couns...
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Together the universities from Leiden and Paramaribo tackle ecological and social challenges 20 December 2023Research on flora and fauna with attention for economic interests and partnership with the local population. This is all bundled in a cooperation prog...
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Human noise makes cod inactive. When it gets quiet again, they take off 07 December 2023She narrowly defied bureaucracy and spent days angling for cod. In the North Sea, marine biologist Inge van der Knaap discovered that noise significan...
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Singing parrots wanted: is our musicality unique? 04 December 2023Is our musicality unique? That’s what the Bird Singalong project aims to find out. And for that, they need the help of feathered friends from all arou...
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Adapting to climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development 13 November 2023Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. They think that more insects can change their...
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A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university 07 November 2023Herman Spaink knows of many substances that may help combat tuberculosis. Lab space to study them safely is very limited in Leiden. A brand-new lab at...
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How light and noise pollution disrupt aquatic life 16 October 2023Fish populations in lakes and rivers have declined in recent decades. This is probably due to light and noise pollution. The Horizon Europe grant enab...
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Exotic alpine newts didn’t travel to the Netherlands themselves, but were released by humans 02 August 2023Leiden biology students have determined the origin of exotic alpine newts in the Netherlands using a special DNA technique. The animals come from diff...
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Music sensitivity parrots put to the test 30 May 2023A meeting place for singing parrots. That is one of the ambitions of Michelle Spierings’ new project. With her awarded NWO XS grant, she wants to test...
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Malformations in heart, eyes and nervous system: Nano-plastics disrupt growth 13 March 2023Nano-plastics cause malformations. Meiru Wang, researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, looked at the extreme effects polystyrene nano-particles...
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The biologist who wants to sound a different note in his field 23 February 2023Hans Slabbekoorn researches animal sounds and the effect of the noise we humans make on these animals. He is also committed to making his discipline m...