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Graphene layer enables advance in super-resolution microscopy -
Pressemitteilung, 02.09.2019
Researchers at the University of Göttingen have developed a new method that takes advantage of the unusual properties of graphene to electromagnetically interact with fluorescing (light-emitti…
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Cows contribute to plant composition of their pastures -
Pressemitteilung, 30.08.2019
Angus, or Highland Cattle: not all cows are the same when it comes to a preference for different herbaceous, grass and shrub species. Research carried out the Universities of Heidelberg and Gö…
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The beginnings of trade in northwestern Europe during the Bronze Age -
Pressemitteilung, 26.08.2019
People in England were using balance weights and scales to measure the value of materials as early as the late second and early first millennia BC. This is what Professor Lorenz Rahmstorf, sci…
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Tracing the Evolution of Vision -
Pressemitteilung, 22.08.2019
The function of the visual photopigment rhodopsin and its action in the retina to facilitate vision is well understood. However, there remain questions about other biological functions of this…
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Germany and United Kingdom are popular destinations -
Pressemitteilung, 21.08.2019
Those who wish to leave their own country of origin in the European Union (EU) can currently do so without complications: with the right to freedom of movement, the EU offers its citizens uniq…
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Decades-old puzzle of the ecology of soil animals solved -
Pressemitteilung, 20.08.2019
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has deciphered the defence mechanism of filamentous fungi. Moulds are a preferred food source for small animals. As fungi cann…
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How plants synthesise salicylic acid -
Pressemitteilung, 02.08.2019
The pain-relieving effect of salicylic acid, now sold as Aspirin, has been known for thousands of years. Besides being a useful drug with numerous health applications, it is a stress hormone m…
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EU agriculture not viable for the future -
Pressemitteilung, 01.08.2019
The current reform proposals of the EU Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are unlikely to improve environmental protection, say researchers led by the German Centre for Integra…
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Planetary trio with possibly habitable world -
Pressemitteilung, 31.07.2019
An international team of researchers with participation from the University of Göttingen has discovered three new planets, one of which is located far enough from its star to be potentially ha…
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Introduced species dilute the effects of evolution on diversity -
Pressemitteilung, 29.07.2019
Understanding how biodiversity is shaped by multiple forces is crucial to protect rare species and unique ecosystems. Now an international research team led by the University of Göttingen, Ge…
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International Doctoral School in Tbilisi launched -
Pressemitteilung, 26.07.2019
The International Doctoral School (IDS) is being developed in cooperation with the University of Göt-tingen at Ilia State University in Tbilisi. Motivated by existing close cooperation, the pa…
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In the Global South less than one-third of high blood pressure patients treated -
Pressemitteilung, 18.07.2019
Healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is poorly prepared for the increasing number of high blood pressure (ie hypertension) disorders. More than two-thirds of all people affected go w…
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Social context influences decision-makers' willingness to take risks -
Pressemitteilung, 03.07.2019
Do differences in performance have an impact on the appetite for risk-taking in decision-makers? Economists at the University of Göttingen have addressed this question. The result of their stu…
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Fairtrade benefits rural workers in Africa, but not the poorest of the poor -
Pressemitteilung, 01.07.2019
A new study from the University of Göttingen and international partners has analysed the effects of Fairtrade certification on poor rural workers in Africa. The results show that Fairtrade imp…
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Towards a worldwide inventory of all plants -
Pressemitteilung, 26.06.2019
Declining biodiversity due to man-made habitat destruction and climate change means that information about plant diversity and its distribution across the planet is now crucial for biodiversit…
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