Current news at the Department of Biological and Environmental Science

The international collaborative study is recently published in Nature Communications.

The new dissertation uncovers significant findings at each stage of the mating process.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have developed an imaging device for schools and research centres to study microbes.

Doctoral Researcher Salla Ahonen examines in her doctoral thesis the responses of phytoplankton to the spectral light field in lakes. The dissertation helps to understand how environmental changes affect phytoplankton, which are essential energy sources f

The algae growing in the wastewater could be made to produce hydrogen. The algal biotechnology is a growing field of technology.

Doctoral Researcher Mahsa Hajisafarali showed in her doctoral thesis that lower anthropogenic pressure was connected to better condition and growth of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel.

The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation awarded a significant grant to a research consortium in microbiology and virology. Professor Varpu Marjomäki from the University of Jyväskylä was one of the participants.

A researcher of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Daniel Sadler discovered in his PhD thesis how size-selective fishing significantly modifies the structure of the genome.

Recent research shows that herpesvirus infection modifies the structure and normal function of the mitochondria in the host cell.

In LIFE Revives, the population status of the freshwater pearl mussel in the Simojoki River was studied by the University of Jyväskylä and Alleco. Based on diving research done during 2022 and 2023, the estimated population size is about 4600 individuals.

The University of Jyväskylä is involved in an extensive cooperation project to promote the circular economy of plastics. Everyone can participate in the A million trash bags campaign.

The Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyväskylä has purchased new instruments to help in physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and materials research. For example, the instruments will enable high-resolution imaging of samples.