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Two new Directors of Education at the Institute of Biology Leiden 28 September 2022
From 1 October, two new Directors of Education will start at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). Dennis Claessen as the new director for the master...
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Bacteria without cell wall gobble up DNA from environment 20 September 2022
A bacterium hiding from the immune system and picking up bits of DNA from its environment. The result: gaining new traits, such as better protection...
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Improving the treatment of pathogenic fungi. ‘The process is working, but not that well…’ 08 September 2022
Fungi germinating in the lungs of patients. Doesn’t sound too nice, does it? Luckily, humans can deal with this normally, and we are able to clear the...
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Hans Slabbekoorn appointed professor: 'There are still gaps in our knowledge'. 08 September 2022
Hans Slabbekoorn is specialised in animal sounds. On 1 July, he was appointed professor of Acoustic ecology and behaviour. A great honour, according t...
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Wood formation further explored by NWO-XL grant 07 September 2022
Leiden researchers, Professor Remko Offringa and co-applicants Salma Balazadeh and Frederic Lens received an NWO-XL grant (2.5 million euros). Togethe...
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How to involve citizens in your scientific research 06 September 2022
Inviting members of the public to help monitor wildlife, photograph plants or conduct samplings. These are some of the many examples of Citizen Scienc...
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Gilles van Wezel reappointed for four years 01 September 2022
Gilles van Wezel has been reappointed as Scientific Director at the Leiden Institute of Biology (IBL). Van Wezel has been director of this institute s...
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New insights into mycobacterial infections with NWO grant 28 July 2022
Why are mycobacteria such successful pathogens? And are there defence mechanisms in the body that help reduce an infection? To find out, Annemarie Mei...
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Four Leiden consortia awarded large NWO grants 27 July 2022
No less than four Leiden research teams have been awarded a grant by NWO. On 27 July NWO honoured 21 applications in the Open Competition ENW-XL. NWO ...
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Jos Raaijmakers nominated for Huibregtsenprijs 2022 19 July 2022
The research project of Jos Raaijmakers is nominated for the Huibregtsenprijs 2022. The researcher of NIOO, with a guest appointment at the Institute ...
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'I have always worked for a better world. Here at Biology we do the same' 06 July 2022
The new institute manager of the IBL studied biology for six months, but went in a completely different direction: development cooperation and the fin...
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Supergenes make bizarre traits possible 13 June 2022
Within the same species of butterfly many different wing patterns can occur. How is this possible? According to researchers Ben Wielstra and Emma Berd...
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Biologist Carel ten Cate will now really retire. Right? 08 June 2022
Pigeons, zebra finches and parakeets. Carel ten Cate studied bird sounds. But not just that. Together with linguists from Leiden, he investigated para...
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A unique defence: Bacteria lose cell wall in the presence of virus 08 June 2022
Bacteria temporarily live without their cell wall if dangerous viruses are near. A remarkable feature, as the cell wall is a sturdy barrier against th...
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Collaborating bacteria sacrifice themselves for the greater good 07 June 2022
Like ants, termites and bees, some bacteria work together as a multicellular group. There is a strict division of labour in such colonies, to make the...