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Leiden discovery evaluated by world-leading breeding companies 01 November 2018
Various companies in the plant biotech industry will test a recent Leiden discovery in their crops. The ‘Pol Theta’ technology is developed in Leiden ...
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Millions invested in Leiden method of determining sex of chicks before hatching 29 October 2018
Discovering whether a chick is male or female while it is still in the egg. Leiden biotech company In Ovo, a spin-off of Leiden University, has been g...
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City Biologist Menno Schilthuizen wins Jan Wolkers Prize 2018 22 October 2018
The book 'Darwin comes to town’ by Menno Schilthuizen has been awarded the best nature book in the Netherlands. The Leiden biologist received the Jan ...
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Fighting diseases with good bacteria 15 October 2018
Researchers from the Institute of Biology Leiden have discovered how good intestinal bacteria regulate our innate immune system. This surprising disco...
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First Leiden Science Family Day: glitter gel, virtual reality and ice-cold clouds 09 October 2018
The first Leiden Science Family Day on Saturday 6 October was a great success. During the ‘Weekend of Science’ more than 700 visitors, including 350 c...
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Deep sea research with microphone 24 August 2018
‘Even at the deepest point in the ocean you can still hear the noise from boats,' says biologist Hans Slabbekoorn. ‘And that's while sound is the most...
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On safari in the Bio Science Park 06 August 2018
It is a warm day. The sun is shining brightly while biologist Marco Roos makes his way through the bushes towards a peculiar little plant. Insects buz...
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Another gold for botanical artist Esmée Winkel 26 July 2018
Alumna Esmée Winkel, scientific illustrator and botanical artist, has been awarded a gold medal by the British Royal Horticultural Society for a serie...
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Changing soundscapes 23 July 2018
Hans Slabbekoorn, researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, is from the 16th to the 26th of July on board of the Pelagia, the Dutch national sea ...
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Chinese delegation visits Leiden Hortus 18 July 2018
In the interests of knowledge exchange and research, a delegation from the China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences (CACMS) in Beijing paid a visit...
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Fifty Shades of Stress 15 May 2018
The challenge: Building a tool to detect chemical compounds that individually cause non-lethal stress to bacteria, but that are lethal in combination....
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Five Leiden professors elected to KNAW 18 April 2018
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected five Leiden professors from different disciplines as new members. Two of the new member...
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Good-natured twins on the secret jungles in the city 17 January 2018
In Dutch TV programme Early Birds, Marvin and Kevin Groen (26) showed viewers areas of nature in the city that often go unnoticed. These good-natured...
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Leiden University more sustainable by the day 09 October 2017
10 October is the Day of Sustainability. What is the current status of sustainability at Leiden University? Things are moving ahead. Professor of Envi...
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Leiden University third in sustainability ranking 22 May 2017
Leiden University is in third place in the SustainaBul sustainability ranking. Students from eleven research universities and nine universities of app...