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Evolution of bacterial movement revealed 28 April 2020
An international team with researchers from Leiden revealed how a bacterium repurposed an internal system to control its movements. Movement control i...
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Arthur Ram receives NWO grant to improve enzyme factory 06 April 2020
This year, microbiologist Arthur Ram will start new research on producing useful enzymes in bulk. Ram receives an NWO grant for this project that will...
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Science Groot funding for Leiden scientists 24 February 2020
Leiden scientists are the main applicants for five projects that have been awarded a Science Groot grant of up to 3 million euros in the Science Domai...
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Leiden biology appreciated with large NWO grants 24 February 2020
A Vici grant and a Science-GROOT: scientists from the Institute of Biology Leiden have been awarded prestigious grants from the Dutch Research Council...
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From stress to success: Vici grant for Dennis Claessen 20 February 2020
Why do some bacteria lose their protective cell wall under the influence of stress? Microbiologist Dennis Claessen of the Institute of Biology Leiden ...
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Altruism in bacteria: colonies divide the work 16 January 2020
Bacteria found in soil specialise in the colony by division of labour. Some of the bacteria produce antibiotics, even when it comes at the expense of ...
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Parade of creative science communication products 23 December 2019
From bedtime stories about mathematics to podcasts about microplastics and games on weeds: master students from the Science Communication & Society tr...
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Niko Tinbergen lecture 2019: Stem cells, mini organs and eternal life 13 December 2019
Three speakers, three fascinating science stories and a well-filled lecture hall. The Niko Tinbergen Lecture had a successful restart on 10 December 2...
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The promises and the dark side of stem cells 21 November 2019
Geneticist Hans Clevers will give the first Niko Tinbergen lecture new style on 10 December, which is all about stem cells. The young Leiden professor...
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How mammoth poop contributes to antibiotics research 18 November 2019
PhD student Doris van Bergeijk brought 40,000-year-old bacteria from mammoth poop back to life. She hopes to find new information that can help resear...
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NWO awards curiosity-driven research Ariane Briegel with grant 14 November 2019
Professor of Ultrastructural Biology Ariane Briegel has received a grant in the NWO Open Competition Domain Science in the XS category. This grant emp...
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Bacteria inside plant roots battle fungal disease 01 November 2019
Two bacterial species team up inside the plant root system to rescue their host from fungal infection. This was discovered by a team of microbiologist...
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Gravitation Grant: more than twenty million for sustainable crops 02 September 2019
The project MiCRop receives 20.3 million euros from the Gravitation programme of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). MiCRop will unravel the microbial c...
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Nose of E. coli zips open and shut 11 July 2019
PhD student Wen Yang discovered how certain cell receptors in E. coli bacteria signal 'smells'. With the use of ice-cold electron microscopy microbiol...
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European collaboration shines a light on enzyme discovery for industry 27 May 2019
A European consortium has provided a disruptive technological breakthrough to allow the discovery and characterization of novel enzymes for industrial...