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One step closer to preventing mass death of roosters 24 May 2016
The Dutch biotech start-up In Ovo is the first company to develop a large-scale solution for determining the sex of a chick while it is still in the e...
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Male birds may sing, but females are faster at discriminating sounds 12 May 2016
It may well be that only male zebra finches can sing, but the females are faster at learning to discriminate sounds. Leiden researchers publish their...
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IBL-research interview: Daniel Rozen 26 April 2016
Daniel Rozen (45), at the IBL since September 2012, uses bacteria in laboratory tests on experimental evolution to study the ecology and genetics of a...
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Mayor of Leiden visits NeCEN 22 April 2016
Last Monday April 18, Bram Koster (professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), professor at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)) and A...
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Students colonise Mars with E. coli bacteria 21 April 2016
Using E. coli bacteria to convert a toxic compound in the soil on Mars into oxygen to make life on the planet possible. A team of thirteen Leiden stud...
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Science faculties Universitas Indonesia and Universiteit Leiden expand cooperation 14 April 2016
The Science faculties of Universitas Indonesia (UI) and the Universiteit Leiden signed agreements on Tuesday April 12 that will strengthen cooperation...
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Human Frontier Science Program award for Katharina Riebel 31 March 2016
An international research team consisting of Katharina Riebel as leading PI and two international collaborators were awarded a Human Frontier Science ...
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Why fundamental science matters 21 March 2016
Why do we need fundamental science? For a lot of reasons, speakers showed at the Lustrum Symposium ‘Science Matters’. This symposium was held on 18 Ma...
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Female IBL professors on display in the Academy building 10 March 2016
Only one out of six professors in the Netherlands is female. At the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) female professors are in minority as well. Howev...
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Completion of the Science Campus 03 March 2016
The first phase of the construction of the new building for the Faculty of Science is finished. The Cell Observatory of the Institute of Biology Leide...
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How Charles Darwin became an Honorary Doctor in Leiden 11 February 2016
Charles Darwin received an Honorary Doctorate from Leiden University on 9 February 1875. What traces did he leave behind in Leiden?
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Qualifying round of Famelab on 16 February in Leiden 08 February 2016
Which two scientists will present their research best in three minutes? It could be the one with the most supporters.
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Citizens help chart flu development 02 February 2016
People are keen to make a contribution that will be valuable for scientific research. Many thousands are taking part in the Major Flu Survey. Leiden r...
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New IBL-professor in Ultrastructural Biology: Ariane Briegel 08 January 2016
Ariane Briegel has been appointed Professor in the fìeld of Ultrastructural Biology within the Faculty of Science at the Institute of Biology from the...
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Discoverer of the Year, Best Dissertation and Education prize 2015 05 January 2016
During the Faculty of Science New Year's reception, Daniël Rozen was named Discoverer of the year 2015. Nienke van der Marel and Koen van der Maaden b...