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Decomposing tears in order to detect Dry Eye Disease 31 August 2018
By measuring proteins in tears, ophthalmologists can more easily diagnose dry eyes (Dry Eye Disease). Peter Raus, a Belgian ophthalmologist and PhD st...
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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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Han de Winde steps down as vice-dean of Faculty of Science 15 August 2018
Han de Winde will step down as a member of the faculty board of the Faculty of Science from 1 September 2018. De Winde had been vice–dean at the facul...
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Students hunting for breakthrough in antibiotics resistance 14 August 2018
Bacteria that fluoresce green, blue or red may play a role in combatting resistance against antibiotics. Under the motto of 'Say yes to stress', thir...
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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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New Scientific Director for the Institute of Biology Leiden 06 August 2018
Gilles van Wezel has been appointed the new Scientific Director of the Institute of Biology Leiden starting September 1st, 2018. Van Wezel succeeds H...
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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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Leiden: The scene of the Zebrafish Disease Models conference 2018 26 July 2018
In July, 2018, the Institute of Biology Leiden hosted the 11th conference of the Zebrafish Disease Models Society (ZDMS), an international association...
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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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Fake or real? What children think of dinosaur fossils and replicas 16 July 2018
Children find that both dinosaur fossils and replicas belong in a museum, but they appreciate the real objects more. This is shown by research from Le...
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Profiling programme about body’s own marijuana brings institutes together 12 July 2018
Bringing together institutes and research groups, how do you do that? The Faculty of Science set up a joint research theme and financed three PhD posi...
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Full appointment for Roeland Merks at mathematics and biology 09 July 2018
As of 1 July, Professor of Mathematical Biology Roeland Merks has got a full appointment at Leiden University. Before this expansion, he worked one da...
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Research platform in dunes opened 04 July 2018
With the sowing of the last experimental plot, new research platform TERRA-Dunes was officially opened on 29 June 2018. The experiment has a fundament...
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Leiden discovery leads to new ageing cream and chicken feed 02 July 2018
What do a novel anti-ageing ingredient for cosmetics and a new type of chicken feed have in common? They were both produced using a new solvent develo...