All Utrecht University articles
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Accelerated marine carbon cycling forced by tectonic degassing over the Miocene Climate Optimum
Massive carbon inputs from volcanism and seafloor spreading have impacted the orbital phase relationships between carbon cycle and climate change, a new study finds.
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Microfossils shed light on the long fossil record of euglenoids
Scientists have shed new light on a group of ‘problematic’ microfossils that have remained a mystery for nearly a century.
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Young scientists spearhead breakthrough COVID-19 research
A molecular biophysics study investigates how coronavirus variants of concern attachment strength to human cells influences COVID-19’s spread and transmissibility.
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Sugar binding to spike protein is key to coronavirus cell entry
A study uses powerful microscopes and computer simulations to reveal how a tiny sugar molecule binds to a human coronavirus spike and triggers exposure of components that are required to invade the host cell.
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Researchers decode new antibiotic clovibactin
Researchers have discovered and deciphered the mode of action of a new antibiotic, clovibactin, which is derived from a soil bacterium.
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Rampant fungus threatens banana trade in Africa
Researchers have warned that Fusarium wilt TR4 appears to be spreading uncontrollably in Mozambique and immediate action is needed.
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Salmonella exposure poses a risk for colon cancer
Researchers who studied human colon cancer tissue samples and animal models have found that exposure to salmonella was linked with colon cancers that developed earlier and grew larger.