https://www.uu.nl/en en Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:23:58 +0200 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:19:00 +0100 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/science-professors-visit-elementary-schools Along with 104 other Professors from Utrecht University, computational biologist Kirsten ten Tusscher and experimental physicist Raimond Snellings visited elementary schools today. 138864 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:19:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/even-in-their-own-environment-specialist-microbes-are-dominated-by-generalists Researchers developed a new method to distinguish generalist and specialist microbes and applied it to a large, global dataset. 129261 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/computer-simulations-visualize-how-stem-cell-protein-opens-wrapped-dna A key protein for converting adult stem cells back into a state that resembles embryonic stem cells has been visualized in unprecedented detail by an international team of researchers. 123514 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:11:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-banana-disease-is-spreading-fast-and-poses-a-threat-to-africas-food-security A new banana fungus is spreading rapidly across the world and now also in Africa, genetic research shows. 123509 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:34:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/toxin-degrading-bacteria-griftpark-mapped Microbiologists from Utrecht University have identified the bacteria that can biologically clean up the groundwater in the Griftpark in Utrecht. 120333 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:33:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/4-million-euro-grant-for-predicting-and-improving-soil-biodiversity A €4 million grant has been awarded to a new research programme that uses artificial intelligence to better predict soil life in fields and meadows, thereby producing more sustainable food. 117385 Tue, 31 May 2022 13:46:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/plant-pathogen-evades-immune-system-by-targeting-the-microbiome A fungus responsible for crop losses appears to evade the plant’s immune system by targeting its microbiome. This discovery may lead to new approaches to curtail the fungus and protect crops. 112181 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:16:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/making-sense-of-the-cell-using-computer-power Bas van Breukelen is one of the founders of Utrecht Bioinformatics Center and the popular Master’s programme Bioinformatics and Biocomplexity. What was the key to its success? 110332 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/computer-model-of-root-growth-could-lead-to-more-eco-friendly-cultivation The way plant roots grow turns out to be surprisingly well described by a new computer model. The model could help to cultivate crops that require less fertilisation, pesticides, and watering. 108960 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:18:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/human-microbiome-could-shed-light-on-higher-morbidity-rate-in-minoritized-populations A new study is the first to explicitly address the gut microbiome as a pathway to understanding how environmental inequities could lead to health disparities. 107459 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:59:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/Scientists-present-vision-for-todays-challenges Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues 102586 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:48:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-protocol-for-modeling-membrane-associated-protein-assemblies The Utrecht computational structural biology group has developed a new protocol for the modeling of membrane-associated protein assemblies. 102468 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:37:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/timeline-of-early-eukaryotic-evolution Publication in Nature Ecology & Evolution: Utrecht Bioinformaticians have reconstructed the evolutionary events leading to the creation of eukaryotic cells 100777 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:04:00 +0200 Nieuws Eukaryotic cell https://www.uu.nl/en/news/how-plants-vascular-cells-turn-into-holes Theoretical biologists have solved a unique puzzle in the structure of plants’ vascular tissue. They can now explain how two different mutations with opposite effects lead to the same result. 97213 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/working-from-home-for-us-theoretical-biologists-its-relatively-easy Kirsten ten Tusscher, Professor of Computational Developmental Biology, tells what has changed about her work now that she works from home. 94421 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:15:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-scientists-win-prestigious-publication-prize Utrecht biologists are awarded the prestigious Cozzarelli Prize for bioinformatics paper about unraveling a protein complex. 92915 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:50:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/background/50-years-bioinformatics-biology-of-the-future In 50 years the field of bioinformatics has become more and more relevant. Researchers from Utrecht tell about the origin and the future of bioinformatics. 90887 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:05:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/vidi-study-by-robin-ohm-focuses-on-mushroom-immune-system Robin Ohm received a VIDI grant in 2019 to find out how mushrooms defend themselves against pathogens. 81301 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:49:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/system-that-controls-cell-division-resembles-a-mosaic The protein complex that enables cells with a nucleus to divide, is a mosaic of over 40 primal proteins. It explains the success of all cells with a nucleus. 78433 Tue, 28 May 2019 18:23:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/coding-and-decoding-biological-algorithms Inaugural lecture Prof. Kirsten ten Tusscher 71433 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:38:00 +0100 Nieuws Kirsten ten Tusscher