Research news

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  2019.10.10

  Friendly bacteria collaborate to survive

  New microbial research at the University of Copenhagen suggests that 'survival of the friendliest' outweighs 'survival of the fittest’ for groups of bacteria. Bacteria make space for one another and sacrifice properties … »

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  2019.10.09

  Researchers are finding molecular mechanisms behind women’s biological clock

  Throughout life, women's natural fertility curve goes up and down, and in a new study led by the University of Copenhagen, researchers have now shown why. The results might have impact on fertility counselling and in the … »

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  2019.10.04

  Chinese activists protest the use of traditional treatments - they want medical science

  In China, traditional Chinese medicine has the same status in the health system as modern medical science. This has led thousands of science activists to protest that the state neglects its duty to treat its citizens … »

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  2019.09.24

  New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria

  For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped how bacterial cells trigger their defence against outside attacks. This could affect how diseases are fought in the future. … »

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  2019.09.20

  New insight as to how cells maintain their identity

  In the body's cells, some proteins are of vital importance as to which genes are active or turned off. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have discovered … »

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  2019.09.19

  Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists

  With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the way in which movements are generated and maintained. In the long term, … »

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  2019.09.13

  Why is Earth so biologically diverse? Mountains hold the answer

  Life on Earth is amazingly diverse, and exhibits striking geographical global patterns in biodiversity. A pair of companion papers published September 13th in Science reveal that mountain regions—especially those in the … »

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  2019.09.13

  Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement

  An international collaboration of scientists in Iceland, Denmark and the Netherlands has for the first time used ancient DNA analyses and C14-dating to demonstrate the past existence of a unique population of Icelandic … »

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  2019.09.13

  Children of Refugees with PTSD are at Higher Risk of Developing Psychiatric Disorders

  Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied what it means for children to have parents who are refugees and have PTSD. The study shows that these children have a significantly higher risk of contact with … »

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  2019.09.09

  The ever-winning lottery ticket: Mathematicians solve a dusty mystery

  After years of work, University of Copenhagen mathematics researchers have answered a mysterious half-century-old riddle. The mystery was all but forgotten until a Danish researcher heard about, and then decided to … »

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  2019.09.06

  Results of an eight-year climate experiment: Danish heath vegetation increases CO2 uptake as atmospheric concentration rises

  In a unique experiment, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, DTU and Aarhus University have simulated future climate change on a heath in Jægerspris, Denmark. The heath was exposed to increased CO2, higher … »

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  2019.09.05

  Repeated Periods of Poverty Accelerate the Ageing Process

  People who have found themselves below the relative poverty threshold four or more times in their adult life age significantly earlier than others. This is shown in new research from the Department of Health and Medical … »