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Researchers examines data taken from thousands of fish collected from 120 lakes to tease apart the many different environmental factors that affect cold-water lake food webs. Data showed how different environmental factors shape lake ecosystems.

Published by the Hot or Cool Institute with analytical support from scientists at the University of Jyväskylä makes the case that biodiversity loss is not only a conservation issue.

Iida Tuure focused on bacterial red light sensing photoreceptors known as phytochromes. Dissertation work also reports, for the first time, a naturally occurring phytochrome that binds directly to DNA and regulates gene expression.

A joint research by the Universities of Jyväskylä and Bar-Ilan revealed that viral infection also alters the structure of nuclear speckles, which are essential for messenger RNA processing.

The Finnish Cultural Foundation awarded a total of €891,500 in 26 grants to the University of Jyväskylä. The largest number of grants were awarded for natural sciences, totalling €315,000.

The University of Jyväskylä investigated how parvovirus infection impacts nucleolar morphology and function. The results provide new basic information about the interaction between viruses and nucleolus.

Researchers have shown that DNA viruses infect cells and take over the host cell nucleus induce dramatic structural modifications. The study sheds new light on the virus-induced fundamental nuclear remodeling.

The School of Resource Wisdom at the University of Jyväskylä has published a new issue of Wisdom Letters (2/2025) focusing on the sustainability implications of demolition and preservation in the built environment.

Doctoral Researcher Akshay Mohan shows that a widely used fungicide can sharply reduce feeding in the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus, an important leaf-shredding detritivore.

The exhibition opens new opportunities for science education and partnerships at the University of Jyväskylä. The exhibition focuses particularly on the themes of energy, sustainability, and climate.

The international research team has now published a prediction model that utilises citizen observations alongside cutting-edge information technology. They developed the world’s most accurate prediction model in bird occurrence almost in real time.