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The new Phytotron at the Hugo R. Kruyt building has now been taken into use. Researchers Dr. M.A. (Angelica) Sanclemente and S.W.M. (Sanne) Poppeliers MSc and project manager Leon Knijn tell you the story of this special building project in the video above.

Scientists have discovered a signal that causes the roots of plants to stop growing in hard soils, which can be ‘switched off’ to allow them to punch through compacted soil – a discovery that could help plants to grow in even the driest of climates.

Pharmaceutical researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have developed a deep learning method with which a unique piece of the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 was identified.

For the first time, contagious yawning has been demonstrated in solitary animals. Researchers now demonstrated the phenomenon in orangutans.

Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues

Pepscope, a biotechnology company with research laboratories at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, got 4.3-million-euro funding in collaboration with the Altelaar lab

Mike Boxem is internationally well known for his work in developing CRISPR/Cas9-based genome engineering techniques for the animal model C. elegans.

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human milk: Interview with Kelly Dingess of the molecular immunology Hub

Utrecht-based scientists investigated the role of a harmful protein that causes hyperactivity in the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers from, among others, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, (HU) and the RIVM are developing a Virtual Human Platform to assess the safety of chemicals and medicines without the use of laboratory animals.