Science for Life News

The repair of the inner mantle protecting DNA in the cell nucleus, is done by one repair protein instead of several in a stepwise process.

3D printed kidney tubes that closely mimic living tubes for the first time make it possible to do research into kidney diseases and their treatment.

Microbiologists from Utrecht University have identified the bacteria that can biologically clean up the groundwater in the Griftpark in Utrecht.

Upon his retirement from Utrecht University, clinical pharmacologist Prof. Ton de Boer was appointed Officer in the Order of Oranje Nassau.

Utrecht biochemists are refuting claims that have been published in Nature en PNAS for the past years: the amino acid histidine cannot pas on signals as an 'on-off switch' in mammalian cells.

The highest awards in Dutch academia, the Spinoza and Stevin Prize, have been awarded to Utrecht University researchers Corné Pieterse and Tanja van der Lippe. The awards comprise a 2.5 million euro funding, provided by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Every year, more than a quarter of all harvests worldwide is lost due to diseases and plagues. The question of how plants can protect themselves against this leads Spinoza laureate Corné Pieterse to the most basic fundamentals of plant life.

UU biophysicists have measured how the twist of DNA is affected by the presence of salt. The new knowledge is important for making nanomaterials.

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.

Associate professor Robert de Vries has been awarded a 150.000 Euro Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council (ERC).