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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.

This will allow him to do two years of research in the lab of Prof. Julia Bailey-Serres at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of California (UCR), USA.

A revolutionary method to make crops more resilient to climate change and other threats is one step closer to becoming reality. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has given the opportunity to further develop a plan for this.

At the annual Young Talent Awards for the technical and scientific fields seven science students from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ were awarded.

Taking a look at generosity within the crow family reveals parallels with human evolution.

The fungus that some dogs carry in their nose evolves in the dog's nose and becomes adapted to the dog.

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.

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Water authorities in the Netherlands consider the water plant Azolla to be a difficult weed, while scientists in the plant see a powerhouse.

Utrecht researchers discovered that beneficial microbes on plant roots suppress host immunity to fully colonize and benefit their host plant.

Researchers scientifically confirmed the presence in Colombia of the fungus that causes Panama disease in Cavendish bananas.

Gravitation grant for Corné Pieterse (Plant-Microbe Interactions)

This Monday, 4 February, a new paper about the responding of plant traits on environment changes is released at Nature.com.

The Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ & Research organizes the second edition of the international student competition 'Urban Greenhouse Challenge'..