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15.3.2019 New information about the regulation of an enzyme involved in cancers (Antenucci)

Palkitut vasemmalta: Lotta-Riina Sundberg, Jouni Taskinen, Peppi Taalas, Alexei Lobski, Hanna Pirinen, Mirka Saarela ja Akseli Mansikkamäki.

Heroes of research and teaching awarded in the Annual Celebration

The traditional annual celebration of the University of Jyväskylä was held on 6 March.

Invasive species like balsams displace local species.

The invasive species are likely to spread to a community that has not adapted to climate change.

Climate change increases environmental fluctuations and extreme weather phenomena.

Constance-järvi

Food webs essential for nature conservation efforts in the future

Lake ecosystems make annual environmental changes more predictable.

23.11.2018: The primary constraint in peat decomposition and C cycling could be reversed under global climate change (Mpamah)

Changing climatic conditions can alter microbial biomass and community composition, increase microbial activities and trigger decomposition of the organic matter in the deeper peat layers by changing microbial processes and indirectly by affecting...

Sex in a world of fear: scared rodents produce more offspring

Rodent mothers produce more offspring after smelling odors produced by frightened males.

Mutatoidun proteiinin kiderakenne

Impaired cellular force transmission a cause for valvular heart disease

About three per cent of the world’s population is affected by valvular heart diseases.

Prof. Mika Pettersson oli allekirjoittamassa sopimusta Salamancassa Espanjassa.

The laserlab of University of Jyväskylä becomes a member of the European consortium

University of Jyväskylä’s Laser laboratory of the Nanoscience Center (Laserlab-NSC) became a full member of Laserlab-Europe in the general assembly of the consortium at Salamanca, Spain.

Tick-borne disease is not just Lyme

A study recently published in Scientific Reports discovered that 65% of Lyme disease patients irrespective of their disease stage respond to several microbes.

New information to understand regulation of muscle function in muscle dystrophy patients

Scientists from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, have found new functions and structural details of muscle attachment structures.

Research on pine sawflies sheds light on the evolution of cooperation

Pine sawflies terrify forest owners, but they help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation.

Tšernobylin ydinonnettomuus vaikuttaa edelleen luonnossa. Kuvaaja: Anton Lavrinienko.

Living close to Chernobyl alters the gut bacteria of wild animals

Do animals exposed to radioactive fallout need probiotics?

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