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Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has appointed biologist Rashmi Sasidharan as Professor of Plant Stress Resilience. Together with her research group, Sasidharan aims to pinpoint the mechanisms that help plants cope with stressful environments. This knowledge will pave the way toward more climate-resilient crops.

BioCliVE , an experiment in the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Botanical Gardens by the Ecology and Biodiversity group of the department of Biology, replicates natural grasslands to study the effect of climate change on this kind of ecosystem.

Insights from a new study by Debottam Bhattacharjee, Jorg Massen and colleagues have consequences for the understanding of the evolution of cooperative behaviours.

Launch of the 3RCU campaign to stop the use of fetal calf serum.

Module allows studying the response of agricultural and natural ecosystems to future environmental conditions, such as lower amounts of rainfall.

Tuncay Baubec and his research group want to figure out how genes are turned ‘on’ and ‘off’ at the right time during development.

The installation consists of a growth chamber, conveyor belts, several cameras and a 3D laser scanner. Researcher Bart Schimmel is putting Helios into operation.

Worldwide, large tracts of land are contaminated with PFAS. Instead of the classic "dig and dump" method, the university wants to explore the possibilities of sustainable remediation.

The Amazon rainforest may be home to thousands of hidden earthworks, made by pre-Columbian societies.

A study demonstrates, for the first time, that chimpanzees, like humans, can acquire skills from one another that they cannot innovate themselves.

Plants recruit soil bacteria to protect against downy mildew, forming a protective legacy in the soil for the next plant generation.

We should assume that animals can have feelings. From an ethical point of view this should be leading in our dealings with animals, according to behavioural biologists.

For his insight and commitment in the broad application of his knowledge of biology and Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, René Kwant was awarded royal honours on 26 April 2022.

The eight Dutch universities with a broad biology educational programme organised themselves into a Dutch Biology Council.

A key protein for converting adult stem cells back into a state that resembles embryonic stem cells has been visualized in unprecedented detail by an international team of researchers.

Along with 104 other Professors from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, computational biologist Kirsten ten Tusscher and experimental physicist Raimond Snellings visited elementary schools today.

Mushroom substrate effectively decreases concentrations of pesticides and drugs in contaminated water.

With her research, Juliane Schroeter is taking a first step toward better informing clinicians in the timing and choice of alternative treatment strategies for young HIV patients.

It is with great sadness that Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ has learned of the death of Prof. Rens Voesenek. For decades, Voesenek was a leading scientist, inspiring many researchers and students in biology.

A model study by ecologist Monique de Jager and colleagues suggests that it is often most cost-efficient to just let the geese graze peacefully.